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CRE to CLE: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
552 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
552 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, United States
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CRE
- MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport15 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport49 mi away
- ILM · Wilmington International Airport57 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport58 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CRE from CLE?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Cleveland (CLE) is 552 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 CRE to CLE?
Nonstop service on CRE–CLE 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 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRE to CLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRE–CLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CRE to CLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CRE–CLE 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.