# Distance from Xalapa (JAL) to Lisbon (LIS)

> 8,471 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,471 km / 5,264 mi / 4,574 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 06:14 in Xalapa, it's 13:14 in Lisbon)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,753 ft (LIS is lower than JAL)

## Airports

### [El Lencero Airport (JAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jal-xalapa-el-lencero-airport/1ef266df-619c-6514-8dba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Xalapa, Mexico
- ICAO: MMJA
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.480000, -96.800000
- Elevation: 3,127 ft

### [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lisbon, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPT
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 38.780000, -9.140000
- Elevation: 374 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 06:14 in Xalapa, it's 13:14 in Lisbon.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [El Lencero Airport (JAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jal-xalapa-el-lencero-airport/1ef266df-619c-6514-8dba-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)