# Distance from Bogota (BOG) to Cologne (CGN)

> 8,991 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,991 km / 5,587 mi / 4,855 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 15:36 in Bogota, it's 22:36 in Cologne)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,059 ft (CGN is lower than BOG)

## Airports

### [El Dorado International Airport (BOG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bog-bogota-el-dorado-international-airport/1ef266df-b440-6018-b7af-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bogota, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBO
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.700000, -74.150000
- Elevation: 8,361 ft

### [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cologne, Germany
- ICAO: EDDK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.870000, 7.140000
- Elevation: 302 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 15:36 in Bogota, it's 22:36 in Cologne.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [El Dorado International Airport (BOG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bog-bogota-el-dorado-international-airport/1ef266df-b440-6018-b7af-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)