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FRA to BWE: distance & flight time
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) → Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport)
180 mi
289 km · 156 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
180 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FRA — Frankfurt am Main Airport · Frankfurt, Germany
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRA
- QEF · Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield11 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport39 mi away
Near BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRA from BWE?
The flight distance from Frankfurt (FRA) to Braunschweig (BWE) is 180 miles (289 km, 156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRA to BWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 FRA to BWE?
Nonstop service on FRA–BWE 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 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRA to BWE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRA–BWE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FRA to BWE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FRA–BWE 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.