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LEJ to HAM: distance & flight time
Leipzig (Leipzig/Halle Airport) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
179 mi
289 km · 156 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
179 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LEJ — Leipzig/Halle Airport · Leipzig, Germany
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LEJ
- KOQ · Köthen Airport24 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport33 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport46 mi away
- IES · Riesa-Göhlis Airport49 mi away
Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEJ from HAM?
The flight distance from Leipzig (LEJ) to Hamburg (HAM) is 179 miles (289 km, 156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEJ to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 LEJ to HAM?
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