# Distance from Busum (HEI) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,532 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,532 km / 5,923 mi / 5,147 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:26 in Busum, it's 04:26 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (SGN is higher than HEI)

## Airports

### [Heide-Busum Airport (HEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hei-busum-heide-busum-airport/1ef266de-c05c-6816-9fb5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Busum, Germany
- ICAO: EDXB
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.150000, 8.900000
- Elevation: 7 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 23:26 in Busum, it's 04:26 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Heide-Busum Airport (HEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hei-busum-heide-busum-airport/1ef266de-c05c-6816-9fb5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)