Distance from Perth to Jaffna

The distance between Perth, Australia and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 5,981 kilometers (3,716 miles).

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Perth to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 5,981 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Perth at 34 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Perth, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Perth

Coordinates: 31.9522° S 115.8614° E

Elevation: 34 m (112 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Perth Airport (PER)
  • Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD)
  • Rottnest Island Airport (RTS)
  • Bunbury Airport (BUY)
  • Busselton Regional Airport (BQB)
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 Perth

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Perth to Sydney 3,297 km
From Perth to Melbourne 2,727 km
From Perth to Brisbane 3,613 km
From Perth to Canberra 3,095 km
From Perth to Adelaide 2,135 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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Cochabamba, Bolivia Atlanta, United States 5,981 km
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Moscow, Russia Chennai, India 5,981 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Vigo, Spain 5,982 km
Lucknow, India Vienna, Austria 5,980 km
Minsk, Belarus Kakamega, Kenya 5,980 km
Kingston, Jamaica Porto Alegre, Brazil 5,980 km
Paris, France Philadelphia, United States 5,982 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Fortaleza, Brazil 5,980 km
Philadelphia, United States Gibraltar, Gibraltar 5,982 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Belém, Brazil 5,983 km
Mumbai, India Vienna, Austria 5,983 km
Accra, Ghana São Paulo, Brazil 5,983 km
Dublin, Ireland Charlotte, United States 5,983 km
Belmopan, Belize Fortaleza, Brazil 5,984 km
Brampton, Canada Bilbao, Spain 5,978 km
Stockholm, Sweden Onitsha, Nigeria 5,977 km
Bengaluru, India Bucharest, Romania 5,985 km
Nairobi, Kenya Málaga, Spain 5,985 km

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