Distance from Mumbai to Shenzhen

The great-circle distance between Mumbai, India and Shenzhen, China is 4,285 km (2,663 mi · 2,314 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
4,285 km · 2,663 mi · 2,314 nmi
Initial bearing Mumbai → Shenzhen
77° (ENE)
Initial bearing Shenzhen → Mumbai
273° (W)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 5 h 42 min
Time zones
Mumbai UTC+05:30 · Shenzhen UTC+08:00 (+2.5 h)
Sunrise gap today
165 min — the sun rises later in Mumbai

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
Mumbai
19.0728, 72.8826
Sunrise / sunset today
00:58 UTC / 13:05 UTC
Shenzhen
22.5455, 114.0683
Sunrise / sunset today
22:13 UTC / 10:21 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.