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BES to FAB: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Farnborough (Farnborough Airport)
254 mi
409 km · 221 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
254 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FAB — Farnborough Airport · Farnborough, United Kingdom
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 FAB
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport19 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport27 mi away
- BBS · Blackbushe Airport5 mi away
- ODH · RAF Odiham8 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from FAB?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Farnborough (FAB) is 254 miles (409 km, 221 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to FAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 FAB?
Nonstop service on BES–FAB 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 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brest and Farnborough?
Farnborough is 1 hour behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to FAB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BES–FAB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BES to FAB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BES–FAB 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.