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BFE to MAR: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Maracaibo (La Chinita International Airport)
5,232 mi
8,420 km · 4,546 nm
10h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,232 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 43m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- MAR — La Chinita International Airport · Maracaibo, Venezuela
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 MAR
- MCJ · Jorge Isaac Airport70 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport104 mi away
- RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport105 mi away
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport110 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from MAR?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Maracaibo (MAR) is 5,232 miles (8,420 km, 4,546 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to MAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 43m 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 BFE to MAR?
Nonstop service on BFE–MAR 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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bielefeld and Maracaibo?
Maracaibo is 6 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to MAR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BFE–MAR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BFE to MAR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BFE–MAR 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.