# Distance from Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 3,113 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,113 km / 1,934 mi / 1,681 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 14:46 in Sharm el-Sheikh, it's 13:46 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,273 ft (ZRH is higher than SSH)

## Airports

### [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

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:46 in Sharm el-Sheikh, it's 13:46 in Zurich.

## Related

- [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)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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