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HEL to ZMG: distance & flight time
Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport) → Magdeburg (Magdeburg "City" Airport)
764 mi
1,229 km · 663 nm
2h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
764 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 8m 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
- ZMG — Magdeburg "City" Airport · Magdeburg, 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 ZMG
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport17 mi away
- KOQ · Köthen Airport28 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport48 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEL from ZMG?
The flight distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Magdeburg (ZMG) is 764 miles (1,229 km, 663 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEL to ZMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 8m 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 ZMG?
Nonstop service on HEL–ZMG 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 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Helsinki and Magdeburg?
Magdeburg is 1 hour behind Helsinki.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEL to ZMG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEL–ZMG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEL to ZMG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEL–ZMG 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.