# Distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Shanghai (SHA)

> 8,014 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,014 km / 4,979 mi / 4,327 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:46 in Bucharest, it's 07:46 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 304 ft (SHA is lower than OTP)

## Airports

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LROP
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.570000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 314 ft

### [Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sha-shanghai-shanghai-hongqiao-international-airport/1ef266e0-2049-6246-8979-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shanghai, China
- ICAO: ZSSS
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 31.200000, 121.340000
- Elevation: 10 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 02:46 in Bucharest, it's 07:46 in Shanghai.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sha-shanghai-shanghai-hongqiao-international-airport/1ef266e0-2049-6246-8979-06bb2780ed98)
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