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ESS to EAS: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → San Sebastian (San Sebastian Airport)
689 mi
1,108 km · 598 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
689 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- EAS — San Sebastian Airport · San Sebastian, Spain
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 EAS
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport15 mi away
- PNA · Pamplona Airport41 mi away
- BIO · Bilbao Airport56 mi away
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from EAS?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to San Sebastian (EAS) is 689 miles (1,108 km, 598 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to EAS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 EAS?
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