# Distance from Cologne (CGN) to Taipei (TPE)

> 9,398 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,398 km / 5,840 mi / 5,075 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 04:03 in Cologne, it's 10:03 in Taipei)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (TPE 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

### [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taipei, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCTP
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 25.080000, 121.230000
- Elevation: 106 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 04:03 in Cologne, it's 10:03 in Taipei.
With a 6-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)
- [Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpe-taipei-taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/1ef266df-8b07-6228-b420-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)