Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) distance
The great-circle distance from Beijing to Shanghai is 581 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Beijing (PEK)- Time difference
- Shanghai and Beijing are on the same time
- Midpoint
- 35.66° N, 119.10° E
- Heading from PEK
- 155° southeast
- Heading from SHA
- 338° north
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see PEK-SHA on the globe.
Related routes
London (LHR) to Beijing (PEK)4,403 nm
Hong Kong (HKG) to Beijing (PEK)1,075 nm- Guangzhou (CAN) to Beijing (PEK)1,016 nm
- Beijing (PEK) to Shenzhen (SZX)1,057 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.