# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Tulum (TQO)

> 9,452 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,452 km / 5,873 mi / 5,104 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:49 in Kraków, it's 17:49 in Tulum)
- **Elevation difference**: 784 ft (TQO is lower than KRK)

## Airports

### [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kraków, Poland
- ICAO: EPKK
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 50.080000, 19.780000
- Elevation: 791 ft

### [Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqo-tulum-felipe-carrillo-puerto-international-airport/1ef266df-6260-68c4-a3e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tulum, Mexico
- ICAO: MMTU
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 20.230000, -87.430000
- Elevation: 7 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 00:49 in Kraków, it's 17:49 in Tulum.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqo-tulum-felipe-carrillo-puerto-international-airport/1ef266df-6260-68c4-a3e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)