# Distance from Zagreb (ZAG) to Valdivia (ZAL)

> 12,975 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,975 km / 8,062 mi / 7,006 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Croatia) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:23 in Zagreb, it's 07:23 in Valdivia)
- **Elevation difference**: 294 ft (ZAL is lower than ZAG)

## Airports

### [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zagreb, Croatia
- ICAO: LDZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zagreb
- Coordinates: 45.740000, 16.070000
- Elevation: 353 ft

### [Pichoy Airport (ZAL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zal-valdivia-pichoy-airport/1ef266df-9e4e-64bc-b383-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Valdivia, Chile
- ICAO: SCVD
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -39.650000, -73.090000
- Elevation: 59 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 13:23 in Zagreb, it's 07:23 in Valdivia.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pichoy Airport (ZAL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zal-valdivia-pichoy-airport/1ef266df-9e4e-64bc-b383-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)