Distance from Kampala to Bangkok
Straight line
By road
Travel time
Direction
Open in the calculator (stops, directions, fuel cost) → Bangkok → Kampala
How far is Kampala from Bangkok?
Kampala (Uganda) and Bangkok (Thailand) are very far apart: 7,624 km in a straight line, that is 4,738 miles or 4,117 nautical miles. The distance is measured over the Earth's surface (WGS84 ellipsoid) along the shortest possible path.
By road, Kampala to Bangkok is 9,171 km (5,698 miles), about 117 h 25 min by car on the fastest route, without traffic or stops. The road is 20% longer than the straight line.
From Kampala, Bangkok lies to the east (initial bearing 75°). The route crosses from Uganda into Thailand. The halfway point is at 8.4623°, 65.9808°.
A direct flight would take about 10 h 2 min (800 km/h cruise plus take-off and landing). The road distance and driving time are calculated on the map from OpenStreetMap roads.
Other distances from Kampala
- Kampala – Nairobi 503 km
- Kampala – Dar es Salaam 1,087 km
- Kampala – Addis Ababa 1,185 km
- Kampala – Mogadishu 1,432 km
- Kampala – Lubumbashi 1,446 km
- Kampala – Khartoum 1,694 km
- Kampala – Omdurman 1,704 km
- Kampala – Lusaka 1,811 km
- Kampala – Kinshasa 1,987 km
Other distances from Bangkok
- Bangkok – Phnom Penh 537 km
- Bangkok – Yangon 576 km
- Bangkok – Ho Chi Minh City 741 km
- Bangkok – Kota Bharu 870 km
- Bangkok – Hanoi 987 km
- Bangkok – Mandalay 1,026 km
- Bangkok – Dadonghai 1,083 km
- Bangkok – Medan 1,149 km
- Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur 1,187 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is Kampala from Bangkok?
By road it is 9,171 km (5,698 miles) from Kampala to Bangkok; in a straight line it is 7,624 km (4,738 miles).
How long is the drive from Kampala to Bangkok?
About 117 h 25 min on the fastest route (9,171 km), without traffic or stops.
In which direction is Bangkok from Kampala?
Bangkok is to the east of Kampala, at an initial bearing of 75°.
How long is the flight from Kampala to Bangkok?
A direct flight would take about 10 h 2 min at an average cruising speed of 800 km/h.
How is the distance calculated?
The straight-line distance is computed on the WGS84 ellipsoid with the Vincenty formula, accurate to the metre. The road distance comes from OpenStreetMap roads.