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ESS to LME: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Le Mans (Le Mans-Arnage Airport)
384 mi
618 km · 334 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
384 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- LME — Le Mans-Arnage Airport · Le Mans, France
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 LME
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport36 mi away
- TUF · Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport43 mi away
- LVA · Laval-Entrammes Airport44 mi away
- ORE · Orléans-Bricy (BA 123) Air Base72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from LME?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Le Mans (LME) is 384 miles (618 km, 334 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to LME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 LME?
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