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DTW to BES: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
3,685 mi
5,931 km · 3,202 nm
7h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,685 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 42m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BES?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Brest (BES) is 3,685 miles (5,931 km, 3,202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 42m 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 time difference between Detroit and Brest?
Brest is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BES?
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