# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 4,605 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,605 km / 2,861 mi / 2,486 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Mali
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 11:12 in Addis Ababa, it's 08:12 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,767 ft (TOM is lower than ADD)

## Airports

### [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.980000, 38.800000
- Elevation: 7,630 ft

### [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbuktu, Mali
- ICAO: GATB
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.730000, -3.010000
- Elevation: 863 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 11:12 in Addis Ababa, it's 08:12 in Timbuktu.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)