Distance from Lagos to Jaffna

The distance between Lagos, Nigeria and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 8,436 kilometers (5,242 miles).

Lagos, Nigeria

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Lagos to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 8,436 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Lagos at 11 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Lagos, Nigeria

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Lagos

Coordinates: 6.4541° N 3.3947° E

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS)
  • Cadjehoun Airport (COO)
  • Ibadan Airport (IBA)
  • Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)
  • Benin Airport (BNI)
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 Lagos

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Lagos to Abuja 536 km
From Lagos to Kano 832 km
From Lagos to Port Harcourt 442 km
From Lagos to Kaduna 633 km
From Lagos to Ibadan 117 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 Lagos and Jaffna.

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Málaga, Spain 8,436 km
Panama City, Panama Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,436 km
Dublin, Ireland Ensenada, Mexico 8,436 km
Helsinki, Finland Arlington, United States 8,436 km
Madrid, Spain San Pedro Sula, Honduras 8,436 km
Madrid, Spain Surrey, Canada 8,436 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Warsaw, Poland 8,435 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,435 km
Panama City, Panama Leicester, United Kingdom 8,435 km
Budapest, Hungary Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 8,434 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Philadelphia, United States 8,434 km
Panama City, Panama Reading, United Kingdom 8,438 km
Kumasi, Ghana Jaipur, India 8,434 km
Oklahoma City, United States Curitiba, Brazil 8,438 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,434 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Bristol, United Kingdom 8,434 km
Belmopan, Belize Islington, United Kingdom 8,433 km
Budapest, Hungary Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8,439 km
Madrid, Spain Coimbatore, India 8,439 km
Bogotá, Colombia Bradford, United Kingdom 8,439 km

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