Distance from Dili to Jaffna

The distance between Dili, Timor Leste and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 5,438 kilometers (3,379 miles).

Dili, Dili Municipality, Timor Leste

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Dili to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 5,438 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Dili at 3 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Dili, Timor Leste

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Dili

Coordinates: 8.5586° S 125.5736° E

Elevation: 3 m (10 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Nicolau Lobato Airport (DIL)
  • Suai Airport (UAI)
  • Cakung Airport (BCH)
  • A. A. Bere Tallo Airport (ABU)
  • Mali Airport (ARD)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

Other distances from Dili

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Dili to Likisá 26 km
From Dili to Maliana 62 km
From Dili to Suai 90 km
From Dili to Aileu 19 km
From Dili to Lospalos 157 km

Other distances from Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Dili and Jaffna.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Cochabamba, Bolivia Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 5,438 km
San Diego, United States Soacha, Colombia 5,438 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Brooklyn, United States 5,438 km
Mexico City, Mexico Cochabamba, Bolivia 5,438 km
Brooklyn, United States Birmingham, United Kingdom 5,437 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Las Vegas, United States 5,437 km
Manhattan, United States Trujillo, Peru 5,439 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Brasília, Brazil 5,439 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sacramento, United States 5,437 km
New York City, United States Birmingham, United Kingdom 5,437 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom New York City, United States 5,437 km
Surat, India Saint Petersburg, Russia 5,440 km
Ahmedabad, India Budapest, Hungary 5,440 km
Salvador, Brazil Onitsha, Nigeria 5,435 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Halifax, Canada 5,435 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 5,441 km
Winnipeg, Canada Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 5,441 km
Valencia, Venezuela Mar del Plata, Argentina 5,441 km

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