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CPH to ESS: distance & flight time
Copenhagen (Copenhagen Kastrup Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
374 mi
602 km · 325 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
374 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CPH — Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Copenhagen, Denmark
- 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 CPH
- RKE · Copenhagen Roskilde Airport21 mi away
- MMX · Malmö Sturup Airport29 mi away
- AGH · Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport47 mi away
- KID · Kristianstad Airport59 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 CPH from ESS?
The flight distance from Copenhagen (CPH) to Essen (ESS) is 374 miles (602 km, 325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CPH to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 CPH to ESS?
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