Distance from Guangzhou to Karachi
Guangzhou (China) and Karachi (Pakistan) are 4,679 km apart — that's 2,907 miles or 2,526 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 4,679 km · 2,907 mi · 2,526 nmi
- Initial bearing Guangzhou → Karachi
- 282° (WNW)
- Initial bearing Karachi → Guangzhou
- 82° (E)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 6 h 10 min
- Time zones
- Guangzhou UTC+08:00 · Karachi UTC+05:00 (-3 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 182 min — the sun rises earlier in Guangzhou
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Guangzhou
- 23.1167, 113.2500
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:01 UTC / 11:06 UTC
- Karachi
- 24.8608, 67.0104
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 01:04 UTC / 14:13 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.