The distance between Vakarai, Sri Lanka and Shanghai, China is 4,871 kilometers (3,027 miles).
Vakarai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Shanghai, China From Vakarai to Shanghai, the straight-line distance is 4,871 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Vakarai at 9 meters above sea level and Shanghai at 12 meters.
| Mode | Estimated time |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 6-8 hours |
| Jet fighter | 5-6 hours |
| Speed | Time |
|---|---|
| 300 km/h | |
Local time:
Time Zone: Asia/Colombo
Coordinates: 8.1333° N 81.4333° E
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)
Local time:
Time Zone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 31.2222° N 121.4581° E
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)
| Distance between cities | Kilometers |
|---|---|
| From Vakarai to Colombo | 219 km |
| From Vakarai to Jaffna | 231 km |
| From Vakarai to Galle | 267 km |
| From Vakarai to Batticaloa | 55 km |
| From Vakarai to Pita Kotte | 218 km |
| Distances between cities | Kilometers |
|---|---|
| From Shanghai to Beijing | 1,067 km |
| From Shanghai to Shenzhen | 1,209 km |
| From Shanghai to Chengdu | 1,661 km |
| From Shanghai to Tianjin | 961 km |
| From Shanghai to Wuhan | 691 km |
The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Vakarai and Shanghai.
| From | To | Distance (kilometers) |
|---|---|---|
| Barranquilla, Colombia | Ensenada, Mexico | 4,871 km |
| Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | 4,871 km |
| Cairo, Egypt | Nagpur, India | 4,870 km |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Medellín, Colombia | 4,870 km |
| The Bronx, United States | Cuenca, Ecuador | 4,872 km |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | Ibadan, Nigeria | 4,872 km |
| Budapest, Hungary | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 4,873 km |
| Managua, Nicaragua | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | 4,873 km |
| Monterrey, Mexico | Callao, Peru | 4,873 km |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 4,873 km |
| Callao, Peru | Guadalupe, Mexico | 4,869 km |
| Delhi, India | Minsk, Belarus | 4,874 km |
| Lima, Peru | Guadalupe, Mexico | 4,874 km |
| San Jose, United States | Halifax, Canada | 4,868 km |
| Curitiba, Brazil | Santa Marta, Colombia | 4,874 km |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Maceió, Brazil | 4,874 km |
| Toronto, Canada | Quito, Ecuador | 4,867 km |
| Navi Mumbai, India | Kampala, Uganda | 4,875 km |
| Minsk, Belarus | New Delhi, India | 4,875 km |
| Cancún, Mexico | Belém, Brazil | 4,866 km |