Distance from Cape Town to Shanghai

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Shanghai, China is 12,971 kilometers (8,060 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Shanghai, China

From Cape Town to Shanghai, the straight-line distance is 12,971 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Shanghai at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Speed Time
Cape Town, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.9258° S 18.4232° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
  • Langebaanweg Airport (SDB)
  • Robertson Airport (ROD)
  • Overberg Airport (OVG)
  • Vredendal Airport (VRE)
Shanghai, China

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates: 31.2222° N 121.4581° E

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
  • Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
  • Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV)
  • Wuxi Airport (WUX)
  • Rugao Air Base (RUG)

Other distances from Cape Town

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cape Town to Johannesburg 1,261 km
From Cape Town to Pretoria 1,307 km
From Cape Town to Durban 1,274 km
From Cape Town to Soweto 1,243 km
From Cape Town to Port Elizabeth 665 km

Other distances from Shanghai

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Shanghai to Beijing 1,067 km
From Shanghai to Shenzhen 1,209 km
From Shanghai to Chengdu 1,661 km
From Shanghai to Tianjin 961 km
From Shanghai to Wuhan 691 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Melbourne, Australia Lima, Peru 12,971 km
Hyderābād, India Queens, United States 12,971 km
Denver, United States Kolkata, India 12,970 km
Jaipur, India Tulsa, United States 12,970 km
Los Angeles, United States Lucknow, India 12,970 km
Sydney, Australia Azcapotzalco, Mexico 12,972 km
Mumbai, India Chicago, United States 12,970 km
Baghdad, Iraq Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 12,970 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Manhattan, United States 12,972 km
Sydney, Australia Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 12,969 km
Santiago, Chile Warsaw, Poland 12,969 km
Jaipur, India Atlanta, United States 12,973 km
San Jose, United States Port Harcourt, Nigeria 12,973 km
Brisbane, Australia Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 12,974 km
Sydney, Australia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 12,974 km
Abuja, Nigeria Tokyo, Japan 12,974 km
Sydney, Australia Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 12,968 km
Indianapolis, United States Dhaka, Bangladesh 12,968 km
Mexico City, Mexico Sydney, Australia 12,974 km

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