# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 3,069 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,069 km / 1,907 mi / 1,657 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Egypt
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 23:37 in Algiers, it's 01:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 61 ft (SSH is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssh-sharm-el-sheikh-sharm-el-sheikh-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8a-60f6-ab9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
- ICAO: HESH
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 27.980000, 34.400000
- Elevation: 143 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:37 in Algiers, it's 01:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssh-sharm-el-sheikh-sharm-el-sheikh-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8a-60f6-ab9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)