Distance from Haiphong to Shanghai

Flying the shortest possible route, Shanghai lies 1,869 km (1,161 miles, 1,009 nautical miles) from Haiphong — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
1,869 km · 1,161 mi · 1,009 nmi
Initial bearing Haiphong → Shanghai
49° (NE)
Initial bearing Shanghai → Haiphong
236° (SW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 2 h 51 min
Time zones
Haiphong UTC+07:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+1 h)
Sunrise gap today
44 min — the sun rises later in Haiphong

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
Haiphong
20.8648, 106.6834
Sunrise / sunset today
23:00 UTC / 10:16 UTC
Shanghai
31.2222, 121.4581
Sunrise / sunset today
22:16 UTC / 09:02 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.