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ESS to RNS: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Rennes (Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport)
450 mi
724 km · 391 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
450 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- RNS — Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · Rennes, 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 RNS
- DNR · Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport39 mi away
- LVA · Laval-Entrammes Airport46 mi away
- VNE · Vannes-Meucon Airport51 mi away
- SNR · Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from RNS?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Rennes (RNS) is 450 miles (724 km, 391 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to RNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 RNS?
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