# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Masai Mara (MRE)

> 6,919 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,919 km / 4,299 mi / 3,736 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 169° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:45 in Helsinki, it's 00:45 in Masai Mara)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,021 ft (MRE is higher than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 ft

### [Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mre-masai-mara-mara-serena-lodge-airstrip/1ef266de-ec87-6e18-a939-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Masai Mara, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMS
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -1.410000, 35.010000
- Elevation: 5,200 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.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mre-masai-mara-mara-serena-lodge-airstrip/1ef266de-ec87-6e18-a939-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)