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CGN to DRS: distance & flight time
Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport) → Dresden (Dresden Airport)
289 mi
464 km · 251 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
289 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CGN — Cologne Bonn Airport · Cologne, Germany
- DRS — Dresden Airport · Dresden, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CGN
- BNJ · Bonn-Hangelar Airport7 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport34 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport37 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport38 mi away
Near DRS
- IES · Riesa-Göhlis Airport21 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport56 mi away
- CBU · Cottbus-Drewitz Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGN from DRS?
The flight distance from Cologne (CGN) to Dresden (DRS) is 289 miles (464 km, 251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGN to DRS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 CGN to DRS?
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