# Distance from Timaru Airport (TIU) to Zagreb (ZAG)

> 18,064 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,064 km / 11,224 mi / 9,754 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Croatia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 00:45 in Timaru Airport, it's 14:45 in Zagreb)
- **Elevation difference**: 264 ft (ZAG is higher than TIU)

## Airports

### [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.300000, 171.230000
- Elevation: 89 ft

### [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zagreb, Croatia
- ICAO: LDZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zagreb
- Coordinates: 45.740000, 16.070000
- Elevation: 353 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:45 in Timaru Airport, it's 14:45 in Zagreb.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)