Distance from Zürich to Shanghai

The distance between Zürich, Switzerland and Shanghai, China is 9,030 kilometers (5,611 miles).

Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Shanghai, China

From Zürich to Shanghai, the straight-line distance is 9,030 kilometers, heading northeast. Zürich is situated at an altitude of 429 meters above sea level, while Shanghai is at only 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Speed Time
Zürich, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 47.3667° N 8.55° E

Elevation: 429 m (1,407 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Zurich Airport (ZRH)
  • Emmen Air Base (EML)
  • Buochs Airport (BXO)
  • Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (ZQL)
  • St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)
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 Zürich

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Zürich to Bern 96 km
From Zürich to Basel 77 km
From Zürich to Lausanne 174 km
From Zürich to Winterthur 20 km
From Zürich to Genève 225 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)
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Houston, United States Vienna, Austria 9,030 km
Cairo, Egypt Queens, United States 9,030 km
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León de los Aldama, Mexico Valladolid, Spain 9,029 km
Tijuana, Mexico Goiânia, Brazil 9,029 km
Madrid, Spain San Luis Potosí, Mexico 9,031 km
Valencia, Spain Monterrey, Mexico 9,031 km
Berlin, Germany Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 9,029 km
Trujillo, Peru Vigo, Spain 9,029 km
Stockholm, Sweden San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 9,032 km
Quito, Ecuador Newport, United Kingdom 9,032 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Bilbao, Spain 9,032 km
Houston, United States Warsaw, Poland 9,028 km
Kampala, Uganda Belém, Brazil 9,028 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Ottawa, Canada 9,033 km
Paris, France Bakersfield, United States 9,027 km
Helsinki, Finland Los Angeles, United States 9,033 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Goiânia, Brazil 9,033 km

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