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GPB to ESS: distance & flight time
Guarapuava (Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
6,378 mi
10,264 km · 5,542 nm
12h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,378 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GPB — Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport · Guarapuava, Brazil
- 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 GPB
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo87 mi away
- TEC · Telêmaco Borba Airport92 mi away
- CFC · Caçador Airport103 mi away
- FBE · Francisco Beltrão Airport107 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 GPB from ESS?
The flight distance from Guarapuava (GPB) to Essen (ESS) is 6,378 miles (10,264 km, 5,542 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPB to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 58m 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 GPB to ESS?
Nonstop service on GPB–ESS 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 12h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Guarapuava and Essen?
Essen is 5 hours ahead of Guarapuava.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GPB to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GPB–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GPB to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GPB–ESS 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.