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ESS to CBU: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Cottbus (Cottbus-Drewitz Airport)
327 mi
527 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
- CBU — Cottbus-Drewitz Airport · Cottbus, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Near CBU
- SXF · Berlin-Schönefeld Airport55 mi away
- IEG · Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport57 mi away
- QXH · Schönhagen Airport62 mi away
- DRS · Dresden Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from CBU?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Cottbus (CBU) is 327 miles (527 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to CBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 cheapest way to fly from ESS to CBU?
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