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GFR to SMO: distance & flight time
Granville (Granville Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,522 mi
8,887 km · 4,799 nm
11h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,522 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFR — Granville Airport · Granville, France
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GFR
- DNR · Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport31 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport36 mi away
- CER · Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport53 mi away
- CFR · Caen-Carpiquet Airport54 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GFR from SMO?
The flight distance from Granville (GFR) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,522 miles (8,887 km, 4,799 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFR to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 18m 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 GFR to SMO?
Nonstop service on GFR–SMO 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 11h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Granville and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Granville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFR to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GFR–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GFR to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GFR–SMO 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.