# Distance from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 4,170 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,170 km / 2,591 mi / 2,251 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Israel) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 04:54 in Tel Aviv, it's 01:54 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 728 ft (TOM is higher than TLV)

## Airports

### [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tel Aviv, Israel
- ICAO: LLBG
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 32.010000, 34.890000
- Elevation: 135 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 04:54 in Tel Aviv, it's 01:54 in Timbuktu.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)