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ESH to HRB: distance & flight time
Shoreham By Sea (Shoreham Airport) → Harbin (Taiping Airport)
5,049 mi
8,125 km · 4,387 nm
10h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,049 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESH — Shoreham Airport · Shoreham By Sea, United Kingdom
- HRB — Taiping Airport · Harbin, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESH
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport22 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport44 mi away
- QUG · Chichester/Goodwood Airport20 mi away
- KRH · Redhill Aerodrome27 mi away
Near HRB
- DQA · Saertu Airport94 mi away
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport95 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESH from HRB?
The flight distance from Shoreham By Sea (ESH) to Harbin (HRB) is 5,049 miles (8,125 km, 4,387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESH to HRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ESH to HRB?
Nonstop service on ESH–HRB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shoreham By Sea and Harbin?
Harbin is 8 hours ahead of Shoreham By Sea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESH to HRB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESH–HRB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESH to HRB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESH–HRB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.