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QJB to SHJ: distance & flight time
Jubail (Jubail Airport) → Sharjah (Sharjah International Airport)
397 mi
639 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QJB — Jubail Airport · Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- SHJ — Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near QJB
- DMM · King Fahd International Airport46 mi away
- DHA · King Abdulaziz Air Base71 mi away
- BAH · Bahrain International Airport93 mi away
- HOF · Al Ahsa Airport121 mi away
Near SHJ
- DXB · Dubai International Airport11 mi away
- NHD · Al Minhad Air Base23 mi away
- RKT · Ras Al Khaimah International Airport33 mi away
- DWC · Al Maktoum International Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QJB from SHJ?
The flight distance from Jubail (QJB) to Sharjah (SHJ) is 397 miles (639 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QJB to SHJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from QJB to SHJ?
Nonstop service on QJB–SHJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Jubail and Sharjah?
Sharjah is 1 hour ahead of Jubail.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QJB to SHJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QJB–SHJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some QJB to SHJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain QJB–SHJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.