Distance from Manila to Shanghai
The great-circle distance between Manila, Philippines and Shanghai, China is 1,848 km (1,149 mi · 998 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 1,848 km · 1,149 mi · 998 nmi
- Initial bearing Manila → Shanghai
- 1° (N)
- Initial bearing Shanghai → Manila
- 182° (S)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 2 h 50 min
- Time zones
- Manila UTC+08:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+0 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 3 min — the sun rises later in Manila
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
- Manila
- 14.6042, 120.9822
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 21:46 UTC / 09:53 UTC
- Shanghai
- 31.2222, 121.4581
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 21:43 UTC / 09:52 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.