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ESS to HAM: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
200 mi
322 km · 174 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
200 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, 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 HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from HAM?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Hamburg (HAM) is 200 miles (322 km, 174 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 HAM?
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