# Distance from Nicoya/Guanacate (NCT) to Salvador (SSA)

> 5,800 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,800 km / 3,604 mi / 3,132 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 09:07 in Nicoya/Guanacate, it's 12:07 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 301 ft (SSA is lower than NCT)

## Airports

### [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nicoya/Guanacate, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRNC
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.140000, -85.450000
- Elevation: 365 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 09:07 in Nicoya/Guanacate, it's 12:07 in Salvador.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)