Seoul, South Korea → Shanghai, China
468 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Seoul to Shanghai is 866 km (538 miles). Shanghai lies roughly southwest of Seoul; the initial great-circle bearing is 217° (SW). It is an international route from South Korea to China.
Seoul (Capital Area, South Korea) sits at 37.5665°N, 126.9780°E; Shanghai (East China, China) is at 31.2304°N, 121.4737°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 217° (SW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 35min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No ordinary road route |
There is no ordinary continuous driving route between Seoul and Shanghai: the only land connection out of South Korea runs through North Korea, which is closed to ordinary road travel. SnapDistance therefore publishes no road-distance or driving-time figure for this pair.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Seoul and Shanghai lies at approximately 34.4292°N, 124.1215°E — the position that is an equal 433 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Shanghai (Asia/Shanghai) is 1 hour behind Seoul (Asia/Seoul) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Seoul uses the South Korean Won (KRW), while Shanghai uses the Chinese Yuan (CNY). The primary language changes from Korean in Seoul to Mandarin in Shanghai.
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The straight-line distance from Seoul to Shanghai is approximately 866 km (538 miles, 468 nautical miles).
Shanghai lies roughly southwest of Seoul; the initial great-circle bearing is 217° (SW).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 35min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no ordinary continuous driving route between Seoul and Shanghai: the only land connection out of South Korea runs through North Korea, which is closed to ordinary road travel. SnapDistance therefore publishes no road-distance or driving-time figure for this pair.
Shanghai (Asia/Shanghai) is 1 hour behind Seoul (Asia/Seoul) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances