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BFE to ZRH: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Zurich (Zürich Airport)
311 mi
500 km · 270 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
311 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- ZRH — Zürich Airport · Zurich, Switzerland
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 ZRH
- EML · Emmen Air Base28 mi away
- ZQL · Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport35 mi away
- BXO · Buochs Airport35 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from ZRH?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Zurich (ZRH) is 311 miles (500 km, 270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to ZRH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 cheapest way to fly from BFE to ZRH?
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