Distance from Lahore to Shanghai

The great-circle distance between Lahore, Pakistan and Shanghai, China is 4,436 km (2,756 mi · 2,395 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
4,436 km · 2,756 mi · 2,395 nmi
Initial bearing Lahore → Shanghai
78° (ENE)
Initial bearing Shanghai → Lahore
283° (WNW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 5 h 53 min
Time zones
Lahore UTC+05:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+3 h)
Sunrise gap today
188 min — the sun rises later in Lahore

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
Lahore
31.5580, 74.3507
Sunrise / sunset today
00:24 UTC / 13:55 UTC
Shanghai
31.2222, 121.4581
Sunrise / sunset today
21:16 UTC / 10:46 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.