# Distance from Hambantota (HRI) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 2,851 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,851 km / 1,772 mi / 1,539 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Vietnam
- **Time difference**: +1.5h (When it's 15:26 in Hambantota, it's 16:56 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 124 ft (SGN 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

### [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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:26 in Hambantota, it's 16:56 in Ho Chi Minh City.

## Related

- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)