Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LDE to ESM: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Esmeraldas (General Rivadeneira Airport)
5,650 mi
9,093 km · 4,910 nm
11h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
See live LDE→ESM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,650 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 33m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- ESM — General Rivadeneira Airport · Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 mi away
Near ESM
- TCO · La Florida Airport84 mi away
- UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport116 mi away
- TUA · Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla Airport133 mi away
- IPI · San Luis Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LDE from ESM?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Esmeraldas (ESM) is 5,650 miles (9,093 km, 4,910 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to ESM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 33m 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 time difference between Tarbes and Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas is 7 hours behind Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to ESM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LDE–ESM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.