# Distance from Hambantota (HRI) to Nice (NCE)

> 8,233 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,233 km / 5,116 mi / 4,445 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 21:38 in Hambantota, it's 18:08 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 145 ft (NCE is lower than HRI)

## Airports

### [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

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 21:38 in Hambantota, it's 18:08 in Nice.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)