# Distance from Plovdiv (PDV) to Salvador (SSA)

> 8,875 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,875 km / 5,514 mi / 4,792 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 21:37 in Plovdiv, it's 15:37 in Salvador)
- **Elevation difference**: 533 ft (SSA is lower than PDV)

## Airports

### [Plovdiv International Airport (PDV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pdv-plovdiv-plovdiv-international-airport/1ef266df-4358-6706-bf4e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBPD
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.070000, 24.850000
- Elevation: 597 ft

### [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://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 21:37 in Plovdiv, it's 15:37 in Salvador.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Plovdiv International Airport (PDV)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pdv-plovdiv-plovdiv-international-airport/1ef266df-4358-6706-bf4e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)