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CWL to SEN: distance & flight time
Cardiff (Cardiff International Airport) → Southend (Southend Airport)
174 mi
280 km · 151 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
174 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CWL — Cardiff International Airport · Cardiff, United Kingdom
- SEN — Southend Airport · Southend, United Kingdom
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 SEN
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport48 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport50 mi away
- RCS · Rochester Airport17 mi away
- LCY · London City Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CWL from SEN?
The flight distance from Cardiff (CWL) to Southend (SEN) is 174 miles (280 km, 151 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWL to SEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 SEN?
Nonstop service on CWL–SEN 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 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWL to SEN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CWL–SEN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CWL to SEN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CWL–SEN 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.