# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Shanghai (SHA)

> 2,725 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,725 km / 1,693 mi / 1,471 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → China
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:49 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 00:49 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 23 ft (SHA is lower than SGN)

## Airports

### [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVTS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 10.820000, 106.650000
- Elevation: 33 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:49 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 00:49 in Shanghai.

## Related

- [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-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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