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ESL to BUS: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Batumi (Batumi International Airport)
356 mi
573 km · 309 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
356 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- BUS — Batumi International Airport · Batumi, Georgia
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 ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Near BUS
- KUT · Kopitnari Airport60 mi away
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport90 mi away
- TZX · Trabzon International Airport103 mi away
- KSY · Kars Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from BUS?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Batumi (BUS) is 356 miles (573 km, 309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to BUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 ESL to BUS?
Nonstop service on ESL–BUS 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Elista and Batumi?
Batumi is 1 hour ahead of Elista.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESL to BUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESL–BUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESL to BUS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESL–BUS 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.