Distance from Matara to Dar es Salaam

The distance between Matara, Sri Lanka and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is 4,797 kilometers (2,980 miles).

Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

From Matara to Dar es Salaam, the straight-line distance is 4,797 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Matara at 9 meters above sea level and Dar es Salaam at 24 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 6-8 hours
Jet fighter 5-6 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Matara, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 5.9485° N 80.5353° E

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Koggala Airport (KCT)
  • Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)
  • Gregory Lake Seaplane Base (NUA)
  • Ratmalana Airport (RML)
  • Bandaranayake International Air Port (CMB)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Coordinates: 6.8235° S 39.2695° E

Elevation: 24 m (79 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)
  • Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)
  • Mafia Island Airport (MFA)
  • Pemba / Karume Airport (PMA)
  • Tanga Airport (TGT)

Other distances from Matara

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Matara to Colombo 133 km
From Matara to Jaffna 416 km
From Matara to Galle 38 km
From Matara to Batticaloa 233 km
From Matara to Pita Kotte 126 km

Other distances from Dar es Salaam

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Dar es Salaam to Dodoma 397 km
From Dar es Salaam to Mwanza 852 km
From Dar es Salaam to Arusha 478 km
From Dar es Salaam to Mbeya 682 km
From Dar es Salaam to Morogoro 178 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Matara and Dar es Salaam.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Valencia, Venezuela Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,797 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Manhattan, United States 4,797 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Mexicali, Mexico 4,798 km
Kanpur, India Cairo, Egypt 4,798 km
Surat, India Jakarta, Indonesia 4,796 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Mexicali, Mexico 4,799 km
Cali, Colombia Recife, Brazil 4,795 km
Lagos, Nigeria Fortaleza, Brazil 4,795 km
Medellín, Colombia Mesa, United States 4,800 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Guayaquil, Ecuador 4,794 km
Cali, Colombia Tucson, United States 4,800 km
Baghdad, Iraq Lisbon, Portugal 4,794 km
Trujillo, Peru Charlotte, United States 4,801 km
Barcelona, Venezuela Culiacán, Mexico 4,792 km
Reynosa, Mexico Callao, Peru 4,802 km
Bengaluru, India Taipei, Taiwan 4,791 km
Helsinki, Finland Lahore, Pakistan 4,803 km

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