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LEY to BES: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
517 mi
832 km · 450 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
517 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEY from BES?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Brest (BES) is 517 miles (832 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 LEY to BES?
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