# Distance from Sion (SIR) to Salvador (SSA)

> 7,999 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,999 km / 4,970 mi / 4,319 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 03:11 in Sion, it's 22:11 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,521 ft (SSA is lower than SIR)

## Airports

### [Sion Airport (SIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sir-sion-sion-airport/1ef266df-5741-6844-a33f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sion, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGS
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.220000, 7.330000
- Elevation: 1,585 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 03:11 in Sion, it's 22:11 in Salvador.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sion Airport (SIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sir-sion-sion-airport/1ef266df-5741-6844-a33f-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)