Distance between Cologne, Germany and Shanghai, China

8872 km = 5513 miles

We assume a spherical Earth as a close approximation of the true shape of the Earth (an oblate spheroid). The distance is calculated as great-circle or orthodromic distance between city centres on the surface of a sphere.

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Cologne, Germany

Country: Germany
Cologne’s coordinates: 50°55′59″ N, 6°57′00″ E
Population: 963,395
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Shanghai, China

Country: China
Shanghai’s coordinates: 31°13′19″ N, 121°27′29″ E
Population: 22,315,474
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