# Distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Leh (IXL)

> 5,589 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,589 km / 3,473 mi / 3,018 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 07:52 in Hamburg, it's 11:22 in Leh)
- **Elevation difference**: 10,629 ft (IXL is higher than HAM)

## Airports

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 ft

### [Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixl-leh-leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport/1ef266df-f23a-613e-9421-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leh, India
- ICAO: VILH
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 34.140000, 77.550000
- Elevation: 10,682 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 07:52 in Hamburg, it's 11:22 in Leh.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixl-leh-leh-kushok-bakula-rimpochee-airport/1ef266df-f23a-613e-9421-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)