# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 3,723 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,723 km / 2,313 mi / 2,010 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:45 in Madrid, it's 03:45 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,858 ft (SSH is lower than MAD)

## Airports

### [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Madrid, Spain
- ICAO: LEMD
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 40.490000, -3.570000
- Elevation: 2,001 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 02:45 in Madrid, it's 03:45 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-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)