# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 8,997 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,997 km / 5,591 mi / 4,858 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.75h (When it's 09:26 in Kathmandu, it's 03:41 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,527 ft (TOM 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

### [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbuktu, Mali
- ICAO: GATB
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.730000, -3.010000
- Elevation: 863 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 09:26 in Kathmandu, it's 03:41 in Timbuktu.
The 5.75-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)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)