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BES to CAT: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Cascais (Cascais Airport)
715 mi
1,151 km · 622 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
715 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Near CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from CAT?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Cascais (CAT) is 715 miles (1,151 km, 622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to CAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 BES to CAT?
Nonstop service on BES–CAT 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 2h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brest and Cascais?
Cascais is 1 hour behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to CAT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BES–CAT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BES to CAT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BES–CAT 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.