# Distance from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Grenchen Airport (ZHI)

> 9,812 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,812 km / 6,097 mi / 5,298 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 13:09 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 08:09 in Grenchen Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,378 ft (ZHI is higher than SGN)

## Airports

### [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVTS
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 10.820000, 106.650000
- Elevation: 33 ft

### [Grenchen Airport (ZHI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zhi-grenchen-airport/1ef266df-57d3-6d48-a5f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grenchen Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZG
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.180000, 7.420000
- Elevation: 1,411 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:09 in Ho Chi Minh City, it's 08:09 in Grenchen Airport.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sgn-ho-chi-minh-city-tan-son-nhat-international-airport/1ef266df-f661-676c-851b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Grenchen Airport (ZHI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zhi-grenchen-airport/1ef266df-57d3-6d48-a5f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)