Distance from Freetown to Jaffna

The distance between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 10,213 kilometers (6,346 miles).

Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Freetown to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 10,213 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Freetown at 38 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Freetown

Coordinates: 8.4871° N 13.2356° W

Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)
  • Hastings Airport (HGS)
  • Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)
  • Conakry International Airport (CKY)
  • Sherbro International Airport (BTE)
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 Freetown

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Freetown to Kenema 235 km
From Freetown to Bo 175 km
From Freetown to Koidu 250 km
From Freetown to Makeni 138 km
From Freetown to Waterloo 24 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

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Cairo, Egypt Campinas, Brazil 10,213 km
Los Angeles, United States Rome, Italy 10,213 km
Lisbon, Portugal Puente Alto, Chile 10,213 km
Mexicali, Mexico Kyiv, Ukraine 10,213 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Mixco, Guatemala 10,214 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Nottingham, United Kingdom 10,214 km
Chengdu, China Calgary, Canada 10,212 km
São Paulo, Brazil Cairo, Egypt 10,214 km
Portland, United States Puente Alto, Chile 10,214 km
Budapest, Hungary Campinas, Brazil 10,212 km
Warsaw, Poland Xochimilco, Mexico 10,211 km
Abuja, Nigeria Managua, Nicaragua 10,211 km
Warsaw, Poland Tlalpan, Mexico 10,211 km
Budapest, Hungary Veracruz, Mexico 10,210 km
Brisbane, Australia Jaipur, India 10,216 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10,217 km
Stockholm, Sweden Brasília, Brazil 10,209 km
Budapest, Hungary San Salvador, El Salvador 10,217 km

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