# Distance from Groningen (GRQ) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,492 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,492 km / 5,277 mi / 4,585 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Netherlands) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:59 in Groningen, it's 04:59 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 47 ft (SSA is higher than GRQ)

## Airports

### [Eelde Airport (GRQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grq-groningen-eelde-airport/1ef266de-c6c6-6d46-bd54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Groningen, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHGG
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 53.120000, 6.580000
- Elevation: 17 ft

### [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salvador, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSV
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -12.910000, -38.320000
- Elevation: 64 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 09:59 in Groningen, it's 04:59 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Eelde Airport (GRQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/grq-groningen-eelde-airport/1ef266de-c6c6-6d46-bd54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)