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BWE to YIW: distance & flight time
Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
5,380 mi
8,658 km · 4,675 nm
11h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,380 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 1m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWE from YIW?
The flight distance from Braunschweig (BWE) to Yiwu (YIW) is 5,380 miles (8,658 km, 4,675 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWE to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 1m 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 BWE to YIW?
Nonstop service on BWE–YIW 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 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Braunschweig and Yiwu?
Yiwu is 6 hours ahead of Braunschweig.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWE to YIW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWE–YIW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWE to YIW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWE–YIW 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.