Distance from Samara to Shantou
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How far is Samara from Shantou?
Samara (Russia) and Shantou (China) are very far apart: 6,409 km in a straight line, that is 3,983 miles or 3,461 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Samara to Shantou is 7,838 km (4,870 miles), about 92 h 56 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 22% longer than the straight line.
From Samara, Shantou lies to the east (initial bearing 94°). The route crosses from Russia into China. The halfway point is at 43.0853°, 91.2906°.
A direct flight would take about 8 h 31 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 Shantou
- Shantou – Jieyang 40 km
- Shantou – Xiamen 186 km
- Shantou – Kowloon 285 km
- Shantou – Shenzhen 286 km
- Shantou – Hong Kong 287 km
- Shantou – Dongguan 306 km
- Shantou – Guangzhou 355 km
- Shantou – Foshan 368 km
- Shantou – Kaohsiung 378 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Samara from Shantou?
By road it is 7,838 km (4,870 miles) from Samara to Shantou; in a straight line it is 6,409 km (3,983 miles).
How long is the drive from Samara to Shantou?
About 92 h 56 min on the fastest route (7,838 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Shantou from Samara?
Shantou is to the east of Samara, at an initial bearing of 94°.
How long is the flight from Samara to Shantou?
A direct flight would take about 8 h 31 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.