# Distance from Dresden (DRS) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,272 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,272 km / 5,761 mi / 5,007 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:49 in Dresden, it's 05:49 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 722 ft (SGN is lower than DRS)

## Airports

### [Dresden Airport (DRS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drs-dresden-dresden-airport/1ef266de-bade-607e-926b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dresden, Germany
- ICAO: EDDC
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.130000, 13.770000
- Elevation: 755 ft

### [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVTS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 10.820000, 106.650000
- Elevation: 33 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 00:49 in Dresden, it's 05:49 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dresden Airport (DRS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drs-dresden-dresden-airport/1ef266de-bade-607e-926b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)