Distance from Guangzhou to Karachi

Flying the shortest possible route, Karachi lies 4,679 km (2,907 miles, 2,526 nautical miles) from Guangzhou — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

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
187 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
22:37 UTC / 09:46 UTC
Karachi
24.8608, 67.0104
Sunrise / sunset today
01:44 UTC / 12:49 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.