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CEQ to ESS: distance & flight time
Cannes (Cannes-Mandelieu Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CEQ — Cannes-Mandelieu Airport · Cannes, France
- 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 CEQ
- FRJ · Fréjus Airport14 mi away
- NCE · Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport15 mi away
- LTT · La Môle Airport33 mi away
- TLN · Toulon-Hyères Airport51 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 CEQ from ESS?
The flight distance from Cannes (CEQ) to Essen (ESS) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CEQ to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 CEQ to ESS?
Nonstop service on CEQ–ESS 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 1h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CEQ to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CEQ–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CEQ to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CEQ–ESS 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.