# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Vryheid (VYD)

> 8,727 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,727 km / 5,423 mi / 4,712 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 11:04 in Kraków, it's 11:04 in Vryheid)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,008 ft (VYD is higher 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

### [Vryheid Airport (VYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vyd-vryheid-vryheid-airport/1ef266de-d54d-64be-9596-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vryheid, South Africa
- ICAO: FAVY
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -27.790000, 30.800000
- Elevation: 3,799 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

- [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)
- [Vryheid Airport (VYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vyd-vryheid-vryheid-airport/1ef266de-d54d-64be-9596-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)