# Distance from Salvador (SSA) to Quepos (XQP)

> 5,636 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,636 km / 3,502 mi / 3,043 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:27 in Salvador, it's 09:27 in Quepos)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (XQP is higher than SSA)

## Airports

### [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

### [Quepos Managua Airport (XQP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/xqp-quepos-quepos-managua-airport/1ef266df-6684-6342-9d49-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quepos, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRQP
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.440000, -84.130000
- Elevation: 85 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 12:27 in Salvador, it's 09:27 in Quepos.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport (SSA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ssa-salvador-deputado-luiz-eduardo-magalhaes-international-airport/1ef266df-95b3-6de8-b44e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Quepos Managua Airport (XQP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/xqp-quepos-quepos-managua-airport/1ef266df-6684-6342-9d49-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)