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BIO to CGN: distance & flight time
Bilbao (Bilbao Airport) → Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport)
704 mi
1,132 km · 611 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
704 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BIO — Bilbao Airport · Bilbao, Spain
- CGN — Cologne Bonn Airport · Cologne, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BIO
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport30 mi away
- SDR · Santander Airport47 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport56 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport65 mi away
Near CGN
- BNJ · Bonn-Hangelar Airport7 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport34 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport37 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIO from CGN?
The flight distance from Bilbao (BIO) to Cologne (CGN) is 704 miles (1,132 km, 611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIO to CGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 BIO to CGN?
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