Distance from Welkom to Paramaribo

The distance between Welkom, South Africa and Paramaribo, Suriname is 9,527 kilometers (5,920 miles).

Welkom, Free State, South Africa

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

From Welkom to Paramaribo, the straight-line distance is 9,527 kilometers, heading west. Welkom is situated at an altitude of 1,376 meters above sea level, while Paramaribo is at only 5 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Welkom, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 27.9774° S 26.7351° E

Elevation: 1,376 m (4,514 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Welkom Airport (WEL)
  • P C Pelser Airport (KXE)
  • Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)
  • Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB)
  • Potchefstroom Aerodrome (PCF)
Paramaribo, Suriname

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Paramaribo

Coordinates: 5.8664° N 55.1668° W

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG)
  • Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)
  • Moengo Airstrip (MOJ)
  • Totness Airport (TOT)
  • Albina Airport (ABN)

Other distances from Welkom

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Welkom to Johannesburg 236 km
From Welkom to Cape Town 1,032 km
From Welkom to Pretoria 286 km
From Welkom to Durban 468 km
From Welkom to Soweto 220 km

Other distances from Paramaribo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie 200 km
From Paramaribo to Livorno 10 km
From Paramaribo to Groningen 34 km
From Paramaribo to Alkmaar 17 km
From Paramaribo to Glasgow 194 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Warsaw, Poland Reynosa, Mexico 9,527 km
Quito, Ecuador Brussels, Belgium 9,527 km
Memphis, United States Istanbul, Turkey 9,527 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Palma, Spain 9,527 km
Zaragoza, Spain Mazatlán, Mexico 9,527 km
Morelia, Mexico Murcia, Spain 9,526 km
Quito, Ecuador Port Harcourt, Nigeria 9,526 km
San Francisco, United States Beijing, China 9,526 km
Vienna, Austria Reynosa, Mexico 9,528 km
Berlin, Germany Ibagué, Colombia 9,526 km
Santiago, Chile Oakland, United States 9,529 km
Cali, Colombia Oslo, Norway 9,525 km
Valencia, Spain Morelia, Mexico 9,525 km
Tijuana, Mexico Córdoba, Spain 9,529 km
Canberra, Australia Patna, India 9,525 km
Dublin, Ireland Hanoi, Vietnam 9,525 km
San Diego, United States Córdoba, Spain 9,524 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Belém, Brazil 9,524 km
Denver, United States Buenos Aires, Argentina 9,524 km
Vienna, Austria Sacramento, United States 9,530 km

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