Distance from Novosibirsk to Shanghai

Flying the shortest possible route, Shanghai lies 4,011 km (2,493 miles, 2,166 nautical miles) from Novosibirsk — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
4,011 km · 2,493 mi · 2,166 nmi
Initial bearing Novosibirsk → Shanghai
115° (ESE)
Initial bearing Shanghai → Novosibirsk
323° (NW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 5 h 23 min
Time zones
Novosibirsk UTC+07:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+1 h)
Sunrise gap today
94 min — the sun rises later in Novosibirsk

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
Novosibirsk
55.0226, 82.9317
Sunrise / sunset today
22:50 UTC / 14:20 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.