# Distance from Cologne (CGN) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 9,591 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,591 km / 5,959 mi / 5,178 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 02:28 in Cologne, it's 18:28 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,714 ft (GDL is higher 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

### [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guadalajara, Mexico
- ICAO: MMGL
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 20.520000, -103.310000
- Elevation: 5,016 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:28 in Cologne, it's 18:28 in Guadalajara.
With a 8-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)
- [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)