# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 3,795 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,795 km / 2,358 mi / 2,049 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Mali
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 07:23 in Cairo, it's 04:23 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 481 ft (TOM is higher than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 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 07:23 in Cairo, it's 04:23 in Timbuktu.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)