# Distance from Riga (RIX) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 5,005 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,005 km / 3,110 mi / 2,702 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Latvia) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 05:54 in Riga, it's 02:54 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 827 ft (TOM is higher than RIX)

## Airports

### [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riga, Latvia
- ICAO: EVRA
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Coordinates: 56.920000, 23.970000
- Elevation: 36 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 05:54 in Riga, it's 02:54 in Timbuktu.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)