# Distance from Cottbus (CBU) to Caracas (CCS)

> 8,501 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,501 km / 5,283 mi / 4,590 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:35 in Cottbus, it's 23:35 in Caracas)
- **Elevation difference**: 37 ft (CCS is lower than CBU)

## Airports

### [Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cbu-cottbus-cottbus-drewitz-airport/1ef266de-ba7c-6e82-ae38-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cottbus, Germany
- ICAO: EDCD
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.890000, 14.530000
- Elevation: 272 ft

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 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 05:35 in Cottbus, it's 23:35 in Caracas.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cbu-cottbus-cottbus-drewitz-airport/1ef266de-ba7c-6e82-ae38-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)