# Distance from Sofia (SOF) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 1,913 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,913 km / 1,188 mi / 1,033 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 145° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 19:15 in Sofia, it's 19:15 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,599 ft (SSH is lower than SOF)

## Airports

### [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sofia, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBSF
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.700000, 23.410000
- Elevation: 1,742 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.

## Related

- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)