# Distance from Dar es Salaam (DAR) to Tawau (TWU)

> 8,848 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,848 km / 5,498 mi / 4,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 14:06 in Dar es Salaam, it's 19:06 in Tawau)
- **Elevation difference**: 125 ft (TWU 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

### [Tawau Airport (TWU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/twu-tawau-tawau-airport/1ef266df-fbaa-6dae-90d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tawau, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKW
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 4.320000, 118.130000
- Elevation: 57 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 14:06 in Dar es Salaam, it's 19:06 in Tawau.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Tawau Airport (TWU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/twu-tawau-tawau-airport/1ef266df-fbaa-6dae-90d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)