| Popular in | October | High demand for flights, 1% potential price rise |
| Cheapest in | January | Best time to find cheap flights, 3% potential price drop |
| Average price | £405 | Average for round-trip flights in July 2022 |
| Round-trip from | £87 | From London to Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira |
| One-way from | £8 | One-way flight from London to Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira (SSH) |
Information is based on travel restrictions from United Kingdom to Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira
Most visitors from United Kingdom can enter Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira without restrictions.
COVID-19 testing requirements
Visitors from United Kingdom are not required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test or antigen result upon entering Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira.
Quarantine requirements
Visitors from United Kingdom are not required to quarantine after entering Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira.
Returning to United Kingdom from Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira
COVID-19 testing requirements
Visitors from Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira are not required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test or antigen result upon entering United Kingdom.
Quarantine requirements
Visitors from Sharm el-Sheikh Ophira are not required to quarantine after entering United Kingdom.
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LON - SSH Price
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£191 - £555
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SSH Temperature
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22 - 37 °C
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SSH Rainfall
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0 - 7 mm
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Peak Season:
The peak season in Sharm el-Sheikh is long due to the great weather, running from April to October time so secure your flight tickets early to save money. Book your flights to Sharm el-Sheikh for July time to experience the annual International Shopping and Tourism Festival. You can make great savings as hotels, shops and restaurants all give discounts to encourage more tourists. June to August can be quite unbearable with the heat however the breeze coming off the coasts helps keep you cool. The season calms down around September to October and from March to May, making it an ideal time to find cheap flights to Sharm el-Sheikh. The temperatures still maintain their heat but you’ll find the beaches a lot more peaceful with less crowds. Book your flights to Sharm el-Sheikh in April and head to the International Camel Competition to witness and quirky alternative to horse racing. You’ll find some of the best camels there ready to win the title of the ‘Fastest camel in the whole of Sinai’.
Off season:
You can find cheap flights to Sharm el-Sheikh from November to February, and whilst the temperatures are still warm, rain is common during the months. The weather tends to be a lot more bearable than the summer months so many tourists have begun booking cheap flights to Sharm el-Sheikh then to save money on their flight tickets.
The cheapest flights to Sharm el-Sheikh can be found in January, before they start creeping up and practically double in price by the time summer comes. If you book in advance you can find good deals on your flight tickets, and if you travel during a festival or special event expect prices to be much higher than other times of the year. If you can be more flexible with your dates then book your flights to Sharm el-Sheikh a couple of months in advance around spring or winter for the best deals. Sitting on either side of the plane will offer you spectacular views, with the right hand side giving you the Raw Mohammed National Park, and the left giving you the Sharm.
Flights from London (All airports) to Sharm el-Sheikh – 5 hours 20 minutes
Flights from Manchester to Sharm el-Sheikh – 5 hours 35 minutes
Flights from Birmingham to Sharm el-Sheikh – 5 hours 20 minutes
Flights from Glasgow to Sharm el-Sheikh – 5 hours 45 minutes
Monarch, easyJet, British Airways and Thomas Cook all operate flights to Sharm el-Sheikh throughout the week, and the prices aren’t too bad. Monarch is a comfortable airline to fly with although they aren’t the cheapest option, although they are cheaper than British Airways for checked in baggage with prices starting at around £17.00. British Airways do provide complimentary food and drink on their flights to Sharm el-Sheikh though which can more than compensate for the extra baggage costs.
The airport is just 18km North-East of the city, and there are three options to get you from there to the city to start your vacation. You can choose to get a taxi to your hotel or any part of the neighbourhood, or anywhere for that matter. Make sure to agree on a price before you get in to save yourself the hassle of being overcharged. It’s also a good idea to speak to a few different drivers and make out you have other potential options to give yourself a better chance of haggling and agreeing a good price. There are minibuses you can get from outside of Terminal 1, pay as you get onboard and just tell the driver where you wish to be dropped off as there are no bus stops along the route. Finally you can rent a car although this isn’t a great idea unless you are familiar with driving around Egypt. The airport is only 15 minutes away by car so if you’re not planning to explore further your best bet is either the bus or taxi.
The gateway to Egypt’s most popular holiday resorts, Sharm El Sheikh Airport, also known as Ophira Airport, is very busy during holiday season, when budget carriers like bmi and Thomas Cook bring hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers from Europe to the resorts of Sharm El Sheikh Airport and Dahab.
The airport has gradually been modernised over the past decade, with the modern Terminal 2 building absorbing much of the old Terminal 1 building’s traffic. Although there are steady complaints about luggage theft and dirty facilities, the small airport manages to process more than seven million passengers a year, making it Egypt’s second-busiest airport, just behind Cairo.
Travellers will need to book flights to Ophira (SSH) if they wish to fly to Sharm el-Sheikh. The Sharm el-Sheikh airport is 6.4 mi from the city centre.