Distance from Jaffna to Lagos

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

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Lagos, Nigeria

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

Travel time

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

Other distances from Jaffna

Distance 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

Other distances from Lagos

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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

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

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