# Distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 3,478 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,478 km / 2,161 mi / 1,878 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 04:15 in Hamburg, it's 05:15 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 90 ft (SSH is higher than HAM)

## Airports

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 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 04:15 in Hamburg, it's 05:15 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

## Related

- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
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