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BFE to HEL: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
852 mi
1,371 km · 740 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
852 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from HEL?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Helsinki (HEL) is 852 miles (1,371 km, 740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Bielefeld and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to HEL?
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