# Distance from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 7,642 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,642 km / 4,749 mi / 4,127 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:17 in Kuala Lumpur, it's 04:17 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (SSH is higher than KUL)

## Airports

### [Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kul-kuala-lumpur-kuala-lumpur-international-airport/1ef266df-fe90-65fa-bce1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 2.750000, 101.710000
- Elevation: 69 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 09:17 in Kuala Lumpur, it's 04:17 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kul-kuala-lumpur-kuala-lumpur-international-airport/1ef266df-fe90-65fa-bce1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)