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CWL to MST: distance & flight time
Cardiff (Cardiff International Airport) → Maastricht (Maastricht Aachen Airport)
396 mi
637 km · 344 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
396 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CWL — Cardiff International Airport · Cardiff, United Kingdom
- MST — Maastricht Aachen Airport · Maastricht, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CWL
- BRS · Bristol Airport27 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport33 mi away
- SWS · Swansea Airport34 mi away
- YEO · RNAS Yeovilton41 mi away
Near MST
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base12 mi away
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport19 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport24 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CWL from MST?
The flight distance from Cardiff (CWL) to Maastricht (MST) is 396 miles (637 km, 344 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWL to MST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 CWL to MST?
Nonstop service on CWL–MST 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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cardiff and Maastricht?
Maastricht is 1 hour ahead of Cardiff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWL to MST?
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Why are some CWL to MST fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CWL–MST 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.