Distance from Houston to Shanghai

The distance between Houston, Canada and Shanghai, China is 8,509 kilometers (5,287 miles).

Houston, British Columbia, Canada

Shanghai, China

From Houston to Shanghai, the straight-line distance is 8,509 kilometers, heading northwest. Houston is situated at an altitude of 590 meters above sea level, while Shanghai is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Houston, Canada

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Vancouver

Coordinates: 54.3998° N 126.6701° W

Elevation: 590 m (1,936 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Smithers Airport (YYD)
  • Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT)
  • Bella Coola Airport (QBC)
  • Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Seaplane Base (ZSW)
  • Anahim Lake Airport (YAA)
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 Houston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Houston to Toronto 3,576 km
From Houston to Ottawa 3,707 km
From Houston to Montréal 3,837 km
From Houston to Edmonton 870 km
From Houston to Winnipeg 2,066 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

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Houston and Shanghai.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Torreón, Mexico Mar del Plata, Argentina 8,509 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,509 km
Kumasi, Ghana Puente Alto, Chile 8,510 km
Taipei, Taiwan Bucharest, Romania 8,510 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,508 km
Kano, Nigeria Queens, United States 8,510 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Lisbon, Portugal 8,508 km
San Jose, United States Newport, United Kingdom 8,508 km
Recife, Brazil Mazatlán, Mexico 8,511 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Vienna, Austria 8,507 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Swansea, United Kingdom 8,511 km
Montevideo, Uruguay New South Memphis, United States 8,511 km
San Jose, United States Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,507 km
Santiago, Chile Kumasi, Ghana 8,511 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Sevilla, Spain 8,507 km
Kano, Nigeria The Bronx, United States 8,511 km
Mexicali, Mexico Manchester, United Kingdom 8,511 km
Cali, Colombia Swansea, United Kingdom 8,511 km
Torreón, Mexico Vigo, Spain 8,511 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chicago, United States 8,506 km

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