Distance from São Paulo to Shenzhen
The great-circle distance between São Paulo, Brazil and Shenzhen, China is 18,039 km (11,209 mi · 9,740 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 18,039 km · 11,209 mi · 9,740 nmi
- Initial bearing São Paulo → Shenzhen
- 89° (E)
- Initial bearing Shenzhen → São Paulo
- 263° (W)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 21 h 53 min
- Time zones
- São Paulo UTC-03:00 · Shenzhen UTC+08:00 (+11 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 700 min — the sun rises later in São Paulo
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
- São Paulo
- -23.5475, -46.6361
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 09:38 UTC / 20:48 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.