# Distance from Bakel (BXE) to Cancun (CUN)

> 7,835 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,835 km / 4,868 mi / 4,230 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 03:45 in Bakel, it's 22:45 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 76 ft (CUN is lower than BXE)

## Airports

### [Bakel Airport (BXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxe-bakel-bakel-airport/1ef266de-e90a-6b28-94ca-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakel, Senegal
- ICAO: GOTB
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 14.850000, -12.470000
- Elevation: 98 ft

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cancun, Mexico
- ICAO: MMUN
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 21.040000, -86.880000
- Elevation: 22 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 03:45 in Bakel, it's 22:45 in Cancun.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bakel Airport (BXE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxe-bakel-bakel-airport/1ef266de-e90a-6b28-94ca-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)