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ESS to ZIN: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Interlaken (Interlaken Air Base)
329 mi
530 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
329 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- ZIN — Interlaken Air Base · Interlaken, Switzerland
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 ZIN
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport24 mi away
- BXO · Buochs Airport32 mi away
- EML · Emmen Air Base35 mi away
- SIR · Sion Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from ZIN?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Interlaken (ZIN) is 329 miles (530 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to ZIN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 ZIN?
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