# Distance from Lausanne (QLS) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,984 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,984 km / 4,961 mi / 4,311 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:49 in Lausanne, it's 04:49 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,977 ft (SSA is lower than QLS)

## Airports

### [Lausanne-la Blecherette Airport (QLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qls-lausanne-lausanne-la-blecherette-airport/1ef266df-5732-62a4-9f74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lausanne, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGL
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.550000, 6.620000
- Elevation: 2,041 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 09:49 in Lausanne, it's 04:49 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lausanne-la Blecherette Airport (QLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qls-lausanne-lausanne-la-blecherette-airport/1ef266df-5732-62a4-9f74-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)