# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 6,115 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,115 km / 3,800 mi / 3,302 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 12:23 in Brasilia, it's 15:23 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,634 ft (TOM is lower than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 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 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 12:23 in Brasilia, it's 15:23 in Timbuktu.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)