# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Gulu (ULU)

> 8,244 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,244 km / 5,122 mi / 4,451 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Uganda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 16:49 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 12:49 in Gulu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,477 ft (ULU is higher than SGN)

## Airports

### [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVTS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 10.820000, 106.650000
- Elevation: 33 ft

### [Gulu Airport (ULU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulu-gulu-gulu-airport/1ef266de-ef65-6946-8a4d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gulu, Uganda
- ICAO: HUGU
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 2.810000, 32.270000
- Elevation: 3,510 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 16:49 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 12:49 in Gulu.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gulu Airport (ULU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulu-gulu-gulu-airport/1ef266de-ef65-6946-8a4d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)