# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Bulawayo (BUQ)

> 8,730 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,730 km / 5,425 mi / 4,714 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Zimbabwe
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:22 in Bangkok, it's 05:22 in Bulawayo)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,354 ft (BUQ is higher than BKK)

## Airports

### [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bangkok, Thailand
- ICAO: VTBS
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 13.680000, 100.750000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- ICAO: FVBU
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -20.020000, 28.620000
- Elevation: 4,359 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 10:22 in Bangkok, it's 05:22 in Bulawayo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buq-bulawayo-joshua-mqabuko-nkomo-international-airport/1ef266de-dea1-6326-aab2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)