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BRE to SMO: distance & flight time
Bremen (Bremen Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,640 mi
9,077 km · 4,901 nm
11h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BRE — Bremen Airport · Bremen, Germany
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BRE
- BRV · Bremerhaven Airport33 mi away
- WVN · Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport44 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase50 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport55 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRE from SMO?
The flight distance from Bremen (BRE) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,640 miles (9,077 km, 4,901 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRE to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 32m 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 BRE to SMO?
Nonstop service on BRE–SMO 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 11h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bremen and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Bremen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRE to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BRE–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BRE to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BRE–SMO 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.