# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Hambantota (HRI)

> 4,876 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,876 km / 3,030 mi / 2,633 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 00:04 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:34 in Hambantota)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (HRI is lower than DAR)

## Airports

### [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTDA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -6.880000, 39.200000
- Elevation: 182 ft

### [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCRI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.280000, 81.120000
- Elevation: 157 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 00:04 in Dar es Salaam, it's 02:34 in Hambantota.

## Related

- [Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dar-dar-es-salaam-mwalimu-julius-k-nyerere-international-airport/1ef266de-ee83-6e10-bf35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
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