# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 1,269 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,269 km / 788 mi / 685 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:02 in Riyadh, it's 00:02 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,906 ft (SSH is lower than RUH)

## Airports

### [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OERK
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.960000, 46.700000
- Elevation: 2,049 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 short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)