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BIO to ESS: distance & flight time
Bilbao (Bilbao Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
724 mi
1,165 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, 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 ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIO from ESS?
The flight distance from Bilbao (BIO) to Essen (ESS) is 724 miles (1,165 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIO to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 ESS?
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