# Distance from Lugano (LUG) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,073 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,073 km / 5,016 mi / 4,359 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:50 in Lugano, it's 23:50 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 851 ft (SSA is lower than LUG)

## Airports

### [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lugano, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.000000, 8.910000
- Elevation: 915 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 04:50 in Lugano, it's 23:50 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lugano Airport (LUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lug-lugano-lugano-airport/1ef266df-57be-6f60-952c-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)