Distance from Shanghai to Reading

The distance between Shanghai, China and Reading, United Kingdom is 9,264 kilometers (5,756 miles).

Shanghai, China

Reading, England, United Kingdom

From Shanghai to Reading, the straight-line distance is 9,264 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Shanghai at 12 meters above sea level and Reading at 51 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Reading, United Kingdom

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/London

Coordinates: 51.4563° N 0.9711° W

Elevation: 51 m (167 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Blackbushe Airport (BBS)
  • RAF Benson (BEX)
  • Wycombe Air Park (HYC)
  • Farnborough Airport (FAB)
  • RAF Odiham (ODH)

Other distances from Shanghai

Distance 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

Other distances from Reading

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Reading to London 59 km
From Reading to Birmingham 131 km
From Reading to Liverpool 257 km
From Reading to Glasgow 537 km
From Reading to Sheffield 217 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Madrid, Spain Fresno, United States 9,264 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hermosillo, Mexico 9,264 km
Zapopan, Mexico Bilbao, Spain 9,264 km
Detroit, United States Mar del Plata, Argentina 9,263 km
Brussels, Belgium Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 9,265 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Zaragoza, Spain 9,265 km
Brussels, Belgium Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 9,263 km
Brampton, Canada Onitsha, Nigeria 9,265 km
Zapopan, Mexico Sevilla, Spain 9,263 km
Manaus, Brazil Vienna, Austria 9,263 km
Brussels, Belgium Iztapalapa, Mexico 9,262 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo San Juan, Puerto Rico 9,266 km
San Diego, United States Valladolid, Spain 9,267 km
Brussels, Belgium Iztacalco, Mexico 9,261 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Birmingham, United Kingdom 9,261 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Zaragoza, Spain 9,261 km
Zaragoza, Spain Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 9,261 km
Vancouver, Canada Cochabamba, Bolivia 9,267 km
Valencia, Spain Guayaquil, Ecuador 9,267 km

Measure more distances between cities