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ELG to PVR: distance & flight time
El Golea (El Golea Airport) → Puerto Vallarta (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
6,499 mi
10,459 km · 5,647 nm
13h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,499 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELG — El Golea Airport · El Golea, Algeria
- PVR — Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELG
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport137 mi away
Near PVR
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELG from PVR?
The flight distance from El Golea (ELG) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) is 6,499 miles (10,459 km, 5,647 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELG to PVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 13m 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 ELG to PVR?
Nonstop service on ELG–PVR 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 13h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between El Golea and Puerto Vallarta?
Puerto Vallarta is 7 hours behind El Golea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELG to PVR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ELG–PVR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ELG to PVR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ELG–PVR 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.