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HEL to FDH: distance & flight time
Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport) → Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport)
1,070 mi
1,722 km · 930 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,070 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m 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
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
- FDH — Friedrichshafen Airport · Friedrichshafen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Near FDH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport40 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEL from FDH?
The flight distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 1,070 miles (1,722 km, 930 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEL to FDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m 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 HEL to FDH?
Nonstop service on HEL–FDH 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 2h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Helsinki and Friedrichshafen?
Friedrichshafen is 1 hour behind Helsinki.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEL to FDH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEL–FDH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEL to FDH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEL–FDH 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.