Distance from Gent to Shanghai

The distance between Gent, Belgium and Shanghai, China is 9,050 kilometers (5,623 miles).

Gent, Flanders, Belgium

Shanghai, China

From Gent to Shanghai, the straight-line distance is 9,050 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Gent at 10 meters above sea level and Shanghai at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Speed Time
Gent, Belgium

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Brussels

Coordinates: 51.05° N 3.7167° E

Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Wevelgem Airport (KJK)
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR)
  • Brussels Airport (BRU)
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST)
  • Woensdrecht Airport (WOE)
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 Gent

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Gent to Brussels 50 km
From Gent to Antwerpen 51 km
From Gent to Charleroi 88 km
From Gent to Liège 138 km
From Gent to Mons 68 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)
Santiago, Chile Ibadan, Nigeria 9,050 km
San Francisco, United States Seoul, South Korea 9,050 km
Portland, United States Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 9,050 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 9,051 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Kano, Nigeria 9,049 km
Seoul, South Korea Sacramento, United States 9,051 km
Cartagena, Colombia Kaduna, Nigeria 9,049 km
Shanghai, China Vancouver, Canada 9,049 km
Mexicali, Mexico Lisbon, Portugal 9,051 km
Washington, United States Onitsha, Nigeria 9,051 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Amsterdam, Netherlands 9,051 km
Valencia, Spain El Paso, United States 9,052 km
Torreón, Mexico Gibraltar, Gibraltar 9,052 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Quito, Ecuador 9,052 km
Fort Worth, United States Minsk, Belarus 9,048 km
Valencia, Spain Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 9,052 km
London, United Kingdom Morelia, Mexico 9,053 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Bilbao, Spain 9,047 km

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