Distance from San Francisco to Shanghai

The distance between San Francisco, Mexico and Shanghai, China is 12,902 kilometers (8,017 miles).

San Francisco, Veracruz, Mexico

Shanghai, China

From San Francisco to Shanghai, the straight-line distance is 12,902 kilometers, heading northwest. San Francisco is situated at an altitude of 644 meters above sea level, while Shanghai is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 14-16 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
San Francisco, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 20.5525° N 98.0021° W

Elevation: 644 m (2,113 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • El Tajín National Airport (PAZ)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • El Lencero Airport (JAL)
  • Tamuin Airport (TSL)
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 San Francisco

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to Mexico City 171 km
From San Francisco to Tijuana 2,304 km
From San Francisco to Iztapalapa 173 km
From San Francisco to Puebla 169 km
From San Francisco to Ciudad Juárez 1,497 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 San Francisco and Shanghai.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Coyoacán, Mexico Newcastle, Australia 12,902 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Newcastle, Australia 12,902 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Colorado Springs, United States 12,902 km
Auckland, New Zealand Winnipeg, Canada 12,902 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Baltimore, United States 12,901 km
Tehran, Iran Newcastle, Australia 12,901 km
Pune, India Cleveland, United States 12,901 km
Wellington, New Zealand Barquisimeto, Venezuela 12,900 km
Melbourne, Australia Arequipa, Peru 12,900 km
Tehran, Iran Sydney, Australia 12,900 km
Torreón, Mexico Sydney, Australia 12,900 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo San Luis Potosí, Mexico 12,904 km
Shanghai, China Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 12,904 km
Shenzhen, China Chihuahua, Mexico 12,899 km
Memphis, United States Kampala, Uganda 12,905 km
Baghdad, Iraq Montevideo, Uruguay 12,905 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Colorado Springs, United States 12,899 km
Kanpur, India Wichita, United States 12,898 km
Chicago, United States Nagpur, India 12,898 km
Chicago, United States Hanoi, Vietnam 12,907 km

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