Egypt · direct from 13 UK airports

Sharm El Sheikh

Red Sea reefs in Ras Mohammed National Park and reliable winter sunshine.

Winter sun
Diving
All-inclusive

The detour

Ras Mohammed: reef walls at the tip of Sinai

A national park at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula, where coral walls drop into the deep water of the Red Sea.

WhereAbout 19 miles from the airport (SSH)

Getting thereAbout 30 minutes south by road, or by dive boat.

Direct flights to Sharm El Sheikh from the UK

13 UK airports fly direct · hover or tap one

From	Airlines	Months with flights	Distance
Belfast International	easyJet	Oct to Mar	2,736 mi
Birmingham	easyJet · Jet2	All year	2,504 mi
Bristol	easyJet	All year	2,507 mi
East Midlands	Jet2	Feb to Apr	2,501 mi
Edinburgh	easyJet · Jet2	All year	2,679 mi
Gatwick	easyJet · Jet2	All year	2,402 mi
Glasgow	easyJet	All year	2,712 mi
Leeds Bradford	Jet2	Feb to Apr	2,548 mi
Liverpool	easyJet	All year	2,573 mi
Luton	easyJet	All year	2,433 mi
Manchester	easyJet · Jet2	All year	2,553 mi
Newcastle	easyJet	All year	2,590 mi
Stansted	Jet2	Feb to Sep	2,411 mi

From the airlines' own timetables for October 2026 to September 2027. Pick an airport to see the exact days.

Weather in Sharm El Sheikh by month

22°Jan

22°Feb

25°Mar

30°Apr

34°May

37°Jun

38°Jul

38°Aug

35°Sep

32°Oct

27°Nov

23°Dec

Average daytime highs. The warmest months are June, July, August.

Month	Day	Night	Rainy days
January	22°	13°	1
February	22°	14°	1
March	25°	16°	1
April	30°	20°	0
May	34°	24°	0
June	37°	26°	0
July	38°	27°	0
August	38°	28°	0
September	35°	26°	0
October	32°	23°	0
November	27°	19°	0
December	23°	15°	0

Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (Sharm El Sheikh). Rainy days (at least 1mm) are ERA5 averages for 2016 to 2025.

Before you go

Staying under 15 days in the resorts of Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba or Taba, you don't need a visa: you get a free entry stamp at Sharm El Sheikh airport.
Travel beyond the resorts, or stay longer, and you need a full visa.
Your passport must expire at least 6 months after you arrive and have a blank page.

From the Foreign Office's Egypt travel advice, checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so check it before you travel.