Distance from Samara to Shanghai
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How far is Samara from Shanghai?
Samara (Russia) and Shanghai (China) are very far apart: 6,084 km in a straight line, that is 3,780 miles or 3,285 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Samara to Shanghai is 7,401 km (4,599 miles), about 87 h 58 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 22% longer than the straight line.
From Samara, Shanghai lies to the east (initial bearing 84°). The route crosses from Russia into China. The halfway point is at 47.9214°, 93.0055°.
A direct flight would take about 8 h 6 min (800 km/h cruise plus take-off and landing). The road distance and driving time are calculated on the map from OpenStreetMap roads.
Other distances from Samara
- Samara – Kazan 295 km
- Samara – Ufa 417 km
- Samara – Nizhniy Novgorod 526 km
- Samara – Volgograd 636 km
- Samara – Chelyabinsk 765 km
- Samara – Yekaterinburg 780 km
- Samara – Moscow 857 km
- Samara – Luhansk 917 km
- Samara – Rostov-na-Donu 994 km
Other distances from Shanghai
- Shanghai – Kunshan 51 km
- Shanghai – Suzhou 83 km
- Shanghai – Changshu City 83 km
- Shanghai – Wuxi 118 km
- Shanghai – Ningbo 150 km
- Shanghai – Hangzhou 161 km
- Shanghai – Puyang 247 km
- Shanghai – Nanjing 270 km
- Shanghai – Hefei 402 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Samara from Shanghai?
By road it is 7,401 km (4,599 miles) from Samara to Shanghai; in a straight line it is 6,084 km (3,780 miles).
How long is the drive from Samara to Shanghai?
About 87 h 58 min on the fastest route (7,401 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Shanghai from Samara?
Shanghai is to the east of Samara, at an initial bearing of 84°.
How long is the flight from Samara to Shanghai?
A direct flight would take about 8 h 6 min at an average cruising speed of 800 km/h.
How is the distance calculated?
The straight-line distance is computed on the WGS84 ellipsoid with the Vincenty formula, accurate to the metre. The road distance comes from OpenStreetMap roads.