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ESS to SWS: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Swansea (Swansea Airport)
473 mi
761 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
473 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
- SWS — Swansea Airport · Swansea, United Kingdom
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 SWS
- CWL · Cardiff International Airport34 mi away
- HAW · Haverfordwest Airport41 mi away
- BRS · Bristol Airport60 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from SWS?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Swansea (SWS) is 473 miles (761 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to SWS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ESS to SWS?
Nonstop service on ESS–SWS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Essen and Swansea?
Swansea is 1 hour behind Essen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESS to SWS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESS–SWS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESS to SWS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESS–SWS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.