# Distance from Barcelona (BCN) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 3,281 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,281 km / 2,039 mi / 1,771 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:37 in Barcelona, it's 03:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (SSH is higher than BCN)

## Airports

### [Barcelona International Airport (BCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bcn-barcelona-barcelona-international-airport/1ef266df-443b-6b96-ab1b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Barcelona, Spain
- ICAO: LEBL
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 41.300000, 2.080000
- Elevation: 12 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 02:37 in Barcelona, it's 03:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

## Related

- [Barcelona International Airport (BCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bcn-barcelona-barcelona-international-airport/1ef266df-443b-6b96-ab1b-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)