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CID to HAM: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
4,379 mi
7,048 km · 3,805 nm
9h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,379 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from HAM?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Hamburg (HAM) is 4,379 miles (7,048 km, 3,805 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 3m 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 CID to HAM?
Nonstop service on CID–HAM 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 9h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Hamburg?
Hamburg is 7 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to HAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–HAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to HAM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–HAM 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.