Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
KEL to DRS: distance & flight time
Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport) → Dresden (Dresden Airport)
271 mi
435 km · 235 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
See live KEL→DRS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
271 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
- DRS — Dresden Airport · Dresden, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Near DRS
- IES · Riesa-Göhlis Airport21 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport56 mi away
- CBU · Cottbus-Drewitz Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KEL from DRS?
The flight distance from Kiel (KEL) to Dresden (DRS) is 271 miles (435 km, 235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KEL to DRS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KEL to DRS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KEL–DRS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.