# Distance from Cologne (CGN) to Cancun (CUN)

> 8,482 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,482 km / 5,270 mi / 4,580 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:00 in Cologne, it's 20:00 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 280 ft (CUN is lower than CGN)

## Airports

### [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cologne, Germany
- ICAO: EDDK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.870000, 7.140000
- Elevation: 302 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 03:00 in Cologne, it's 20:00 in Cancun.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)