# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Hambantota (HRI)

> 5,446 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,446 km / 3,384 mi / 2,941 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 10:37 in Kampala, it's 13:07 in Hambantota)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,625 ft (HRI is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 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 10:37 in Kampala, it's 13:07 in Hambantota.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)