# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Sao Luis (SLZ)

> 9,248 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,248 km / 5,747 mi / 4,994 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:34 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:34 in Sao Luis)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (SLZ 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

### [Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slz-sao-luis-marechal-cunha-machado-international-airport/1ef266df-959b-6e00-a419-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Luis, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSL
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -2.590000, -44.230000
- Elevation: 178 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 14:34 in Dar es Salaam, it's 08:34 in Sao Luis.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## 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)
- [Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slz-sao-luis-marechal-cunha-machado-international-airport/1ef266df-959b-6e00-a419-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)