# Distance from Brussels (BRU) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 3,858 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,858 km / 2,397 mi / 2,083 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 193° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Belgium) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 05:40 in Brussels, it's 03:40 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 679 ft (TOM is higher than BRU)

## Airports

### [Brussels Airport (BRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bru-brussels-brussels-airport/1ef266de-b8e1-6afa-b2c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brussels, Belgium
- ICAO: EBBR
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates: 50.900000, 4.480000
- Elevation: 184 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:40 in Brussels, it's 03:40 in Timbuktu.

## Related

- [Brussels Airport (BRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bru-brussels-brussels-airport/1ef266de-b8e1-6afa-b2c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)