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CLE to ESS: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
4,022 mi
6,472 km · 3,495 nm
8h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 21m 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
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- 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 CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 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 CLE from ESS?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Essen (ESS) is 4,022 miles (6,472 km, 3,495 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 21m 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 CLE to ESS?
Nonstop service on CLE–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 8h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cleveland and Essen?
Essen is 6 hours ahead of Cleveland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CLE–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CLE to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CLE–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.