# Distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 2,523 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,523 km / 1,568 mi / 1,362 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:53 in Lisbon, it's 23:53 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 489 ft (TOM is higher than LIS)

## Airports

### [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lisbon, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPT
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates: 38.780000, -9.140000
- Elevation: 374 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:53 in Lisbon, it's 23:53 in Timbuktu.

## Related

- [Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lis-lisbon-lisbon-portela-airport/1ef266df-55e9-66ae-ae16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)