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FLR to ESS: distance & flight time
Florence (Peretola Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
561 mi
902 km · 487 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
561 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FLR — Peretola Airport · Florence, Italy
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FLR
- SAY · Siena-Ampugnano Airport38 mi away
- PSA · Pisa International Airport41 mi away
- BLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport50 mi away
- FRL · Forlì Airport51 mi away
Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FLR from ESS?
The flight distance from Florence (FLR) to Essen (ESS) is 561 miles (902 km, 487 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLR to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 FLR to ESS?
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