# Distance from Guangzhou (CAN) to Kiel (KEL)

> 8,718 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,718 km / 5,417 mi / 4,707 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 07:15 in Guangzhou, it's 01:15 in Kiel)
- **Elevation difference**: 52 ft (KEL is higher than CAN)

## Airports

### [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guangzhou, China
- ICAO: ZGGG
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 23.390000, 113.300000
- Elevation: 50 ft

### [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiel, Germany
- ICAO: EDHK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.380000, 10.150000
- Elevation: 102 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:15 in Guangzhou, it's 01:15 in Kiel.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kel-kiel-kiel-holtenau-airport/1ef266de-bc29-6032-bd03-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)