# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Tambacounda (TUD)

> 6,404 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,404 km / 3,979 mi / 3,458 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Senegal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 00:23 in Riyadh, it's 21:23 in Tambacounda)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,888 ft (TUD is lower than RUH)

## Airports

### [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OERK
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.960000, 46.700000
- Elevation: 2,049 ft

### [Tambacounda Airport (TUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tud-tambacounda-tambacounda-airport/1ef266de-e916-6306-a49c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tambacounda, Senegal
- ICAO: GOTT
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 13.740000, -13.650000
- Elevation: 161 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 00:23 in Riyadh, it's 21:23 in Tambacounda.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tambacounda Airport (TUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tud-tambacounda-tambacounda-airport/1ef266de-e916-6306-a49c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)