Distance from Guangzhou to Lagos
Guangzhou (China) and Lagos (Nigeria) are 11,725 km apart — that's 7,285 miles or 6,331 nautical miles, measured along the great circle (the shortest path over the Earth's surface).
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 11,725 km · 7,285 mi · 6,331 nmi
- Initial bearing Guangzhou → Lagos
- 284° (WNW)
- Initial bearing Lagos → Guangzhou
- 64° (ENE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 14 h 27 min
- Time zones
- Guangzhou UTC+08:00 · Lagos UTC+01:00 (-7 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 461 min — the sun rises earlier in Guangzhou
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Guangzhou
- 23.1167, 113.2500
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:01 UTC / 11:06 UTC
- Lagos
- 6.4541, 3.3947
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 05:42 UTC / 18:04 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.