# Distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 8,420 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,420 km / 5,232 mi / 4,546 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 03:26 in Bucharest, it's 07:26 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 264 ft (SGN is lower than BBU)

## Airports

### [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LRBS
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.500000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 297 ft

### [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

## 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 03:26 in Bucharest, it's 07:26 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)