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ESS to MAD: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
906 mi
1,458 km · 788 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
906 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m 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
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, 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 MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from MAD?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Madrid (MAD) is 906 miles (1,458 km, 788 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 MAD?
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