Distance from Melbourne to Shenzhen

Flying the shortest possible route, Shenzhen lies 7,448 km (4,628 miles, 4,022 nautical miles) from Melbourne — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
7,448 km · 4,628 mi · 4,022 nmi
Initial bearing Melbourne → Shenzhen
329° (NNW)
Initial bearing Shenzhen → Melbourne
154° (SSE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 9 h 25 min
Time zones
Melbourne UTC+10:00 · Shenzhen UTC+08:00 (-2 h)
Sunrise gap today
44 min — the sun rises earlier in Melbourne

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
Melbourne
-37.8140, 144.9633
Sunrise / sunset today
21:15 UTC / 07:39 UTC
Shenzhen
22.5455, 114.0683
Sunrise / sunset today
21:59 UTC / 11:02 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.