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BES to OTR: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Coto 47 (Coto 47 Airport)
5,250 mi
8,450 km · 4,562 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,250 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- OTR — Coto 47 Airport · Coto 47, Costa Rica
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 OTR
- GLF · Golfito Airport15 mi away
- TOO · San Vito De Java Airport16 mi away
- PJM · Puerto Jimenez Airport23 mi away
- DAV · Enrique Malek International Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from OTR?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Coto 47 (OTR) is 5,250 miles (8,450 km, 4,562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to OTR?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 46m 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 OTR?
Nonstop service on BES–OTR 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 10h 46m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brest and Coto 47?
Coto 47 is 8 hours behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to OTR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BES–OTR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BES to OTR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BES–OTR 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.