# Distance from Nice (NCE) to Trincomalee (TRR)

> 8,065 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,065 km / 5,011 mi / 4,355 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 14:46 in Nice, it's 18:16 in Trincomalee)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (TRR is lower than NCE)

## Airports

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 ft

### [China-Bay Airport (TRR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/trr-trincomalee-china-bay-airport/1ef266df-ef83-674c-b5c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCT
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 8.540000, 81.180000
- Elevation: 6 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:46 in Nice, it's 18:16 in Trincomalee.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [China-Bay Airport (TRR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/trr-trincomalee-china-bay-airport/1ef266df-ef83-674c-b5c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)