Distance from New York City to Shanghai
New York City (United States) and Shanghai (China) are 11,859 km apart — that's 7,369 miles or 6,404 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 11,859 km · 7,369 mi · 6,404 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Shanghai
- 346° (NNW)
- Initial bearing Shanghai → New York City
- 12° (NNE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 14 h 37 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-05:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+13 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 800 min — the sun rises later in New York City
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
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 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.