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BVA to SMO: distance & flight time
Beauvais (Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,618 mi
9,041 km · 4,882 nm
11h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,618 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BVA — Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport · Beauvais, France
- 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 BVA
- CDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport36 mi away
- CSF · Creil Air Base23 mi away
- POX · Pontoise - Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airport25 mi away
- LBG · Paris-Le Bourget Airport37 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 BVA from SMO?
The flight distance from Beauvais (BVA) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,618 miles (9,041 km, 4,882 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BVA to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 29m 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 BVA to SMO?
Nonstop service on BVA–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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Beauvais and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Beauvais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BVA to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BVA–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BVA to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BVA–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.