# Distance from New Delhi (DEL) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 4,159 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,159 km / 2,584 mi / 2,246 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 06:15 in New Delhi, it's 03:45 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 634 ft (SSH is lower than DEL)

## Airports

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:15 in New Delhi, it's 03:45 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

## Related

- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)