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HEI to VRL: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Vila Real (Vila Real Airport)
1,173 mi
1,887 km · 1,019 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,173 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- VRL — Vila Real Airport · Vila Real, Portugal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Near VRL
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)39 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome43 mi away
- OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport50 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from VRL?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Vila Real (VRL) is 1,173 miles (1,887 km, 1,019 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to VRL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 HEI to VRL?
Nonstop service on HEI–VRL 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 3h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Büsum and Vila Real?
Vila Real is 1 hour behind Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to VRL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEI–VRL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEI to VRL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEI–VRL 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.