# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 10,988 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,988 km / 6,827 mi / 5,933 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 22:28 in Bangkok, it's 15:28 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 858 ft (TOM 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

### [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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:28 in Bangkok, it's 15:28 in Timbuktu.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)