Distance from Hong Kong to Tokyo

Flying the shortest possible route, Tokyo lies 2,882 km (1,791 miles, 1,556 nautical miles) from Hong Kong — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
2,882 km · 1,791 mi · 1,556 nmi
Initial bearing Hong Kong → Tokyo
53° (NE)
Initial bearing Tokyo → Hong Kong
246° (WSW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 4 h 03 min
Time zones
Hong Kong UTC+08:00 · Tokyo UTC+09:00 (+1 h)
Sunrise gap today
124 min — the sun rises later in Hong Kong

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
Hong Kong
22.2783, 114.1747
Sunrise / sunset today
21:59 UTC / 11:01 UTC
Tokyo
35.6895, 139.6917
Sunrise / sunset today
19:55 UTC / 09:41 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.