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HEM to HEI: distance & flight time
Helsinki (Helsinki Malmi Airport) → Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport)
734 mi
1,181 km · 637 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
734 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m 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
- HEM — Helsinki Malmi Airport · Helsinki, Finland
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEM
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield28 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport59 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport65 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEM from HEI?
The flight distance from Helsinki (HEM) to Büsum (HEI) is 734 miles (1,181 km, 637 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEM to HEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 HEM to HEI?
Nonstop service on HEM–HEI 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 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Helsinki and Büsum?
Büsum is 1 hour behind Helsinki.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEM to HEI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEM–HEI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEM to HEI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEM–HEI 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.