# Distance from Kassel (KSF) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

> 9,566 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,566 km / 5,944 mi / 5,165 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:00 in Kassel, it's 11:00 in Ho Chi Minh City)
- **Elevation difference**: 876 ft (SGN is lower than KSF)

## Airports

### [Kassel-Calden Airport (KSF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksf-kassel-kassel-calden-airport/1ef266de-bfce-641c-80dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kassel, Germany
- ICAO: EDVK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.410000, 9.380000
- Elevation: 909 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 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 06:00 in Kassel, it's 11:00 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kassel-Calden Airport (KSF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ksf-kassel-kassel-calden-airport/1ef266de-bfce-641c-80dc-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)