# Distance from Kaunas (KUN) to Salvador (SSA)

> 9,521 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,521 km / 5,916 mi / 5,141 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Lithuania) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:24 in Kaunas, it's 23:24 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 192 ft (SSA is lower than KUN)

## Airports

### [Kaunas International Airport (KUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kun-kaunas-kaunas-international-airport/1ef266de-cf18-613e-bb30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaunas, Lithuania
- ICAO: EYKA
- Timezone: Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates: 54.960000, 24.080000
- Elevation: 256 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:24 in Kaunas, it's 23:24 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaunas International Airport (KUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kun-kaunas-kaunas-international-airport/1ef266de-cf18-613e-bb30-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)