# Distance from Nice (NCE) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 2,985 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,985 km / 1,855 mi / 1,612 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 13:47 in Nice, it's 14:47 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 131 ft (SSH is higher than NCE)

## Airports

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 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 13:47 in Nice, it's 14:47 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

## Related

- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-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)