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AFS to ESS: distance & flight time
Zarafshan (Sugraly Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
2,733 mi
4,398 km · 2,375 nm
5h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,733 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFS — Sugraly Airport · Zarafshan, Uzbekistan
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFS
- NVI · Navoi Airport114 mi away
- BHK · Bukhara Airport128 mi away
Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFS from ESS?
The flight distance from Zarafshan (AFS) to Essen (ESS) is 2,733 miles (4,398 km, 2,375 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFS to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 50m 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 AFS to ESS?
Nonstop service on AFS–ESS 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 5h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Zarafshan and Essen?
Essen is 3 hours behind Zarafshan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFS to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AFS–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AFS to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AFS–ESS 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.