# Distance from Bogota (BOG) to Sao Tome (TMS)

> 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**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → São Tomé and Príncipe
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:33 in Bogota, it's 13:33 in Sao Tome)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,328 ft (TMS 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

### [Sao Tome International Airport (TMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tms-sao-tome-sao-tome-international-airport/1ef266de-dd85-69c4-ae5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Tome, São Tomé and Príncipe
- ICAO: FPST
- Timezone: Africa/Sao_Tome
- Coordinates: 0.380000, 6.710000
- 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 08:33 in Bogota, it's 13:33 in Sao Tome.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [El Dorado International Airport (BOG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bog-bogota-el-dorado-international-airport/1ef266df-b440-6018-b7af-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Tome International Airport (TMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tms-sao-tome-sao-tome-international-airport/1ef266de-dd85-69c4-ae5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)