# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Nairobi (WIL)

> 7,837 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,837 km / 4,870 mi / 4,232 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 22:20 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 18:20 in Nairobi)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,503 ft (WIL 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

### [Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wil-nairobi-nairobi-wilson-airport/1ef266de-eca4-6c5c-a2c0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nairobi, Kenya
- ICAO: HKNW
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -1.320000, 36.810000
- Elevation: 5,536 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 22:20 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 18:20 in Nairobi.
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)
- [Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wil-nairobi-nairobi-wilson-airport/1ef266de-eca4-6c5c-a2c0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)