Distance from Shanghai to Samara
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How far is Shanghai from Samara?
Shanghai (China) and Samara (Russia) 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, Shanghai to Samara is 7,401 km (4,599 miles), about 88 h by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 22% longer than the straight line.
From Shanghai, Samara lies to the north-west (initial bearing 316°). The route crosses from China into Russia. 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 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
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is Shanghai from Samara?
By road it is 7,401 km (4,599 miles) from Shanghai to Samara; in a straight line it is 6,084 km (3,780 miles).
How long is the drive from Shanghai to Samara?
About 88 h on the fastest route (7,401 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Samara from Shanghai?
Samara is to the north-west of Shanghai, at an initial bearing of 316°.
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Samara?
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.