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BES to SMO: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,443 mi
8,759 km · 4,729 nm
11h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from SMO?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,443 miles (8,759 km, 4,729 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 SMO?
Nonstop service on BES–SMO 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 11h 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brest and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BES–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BES to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BES–SMO 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.