# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Lugano (LUG)

> 6,829 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,829 km / 4,243 mi / 3,687 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 07:43 in Kathmandu, it's 03:58 in Lugano)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,475 ft (LUG is lower than KTM)

## Airports

### [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kathmandu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.700000, 85.360000
- Elevation: 4,390 ft

### [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lugano, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.000000, 8.910000
- Elevation: 915 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 07:43 in Kathmandu, it's 03:58 in Lugano.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)