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ESS to SCN: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport)
151 mi
244 km · 132 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
151 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, 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 SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from SCN?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Saarbruecken (SCN) is 151 miles (244 km, 132 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to SCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 SCN?
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