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LEY to ERF: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Erfurt (Erfurt Airport)
254 mi
409 km · 221 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
254 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ERF — Erfurt Airport · Erfurt, Germany
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 ERF
- EIB · Eisenach-Kindel Airport21 mi away
- HOQ · Hof-Plauen Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport63 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEY from ERF?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Erfurt (ERF) is 254 miles (409 km, 221 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to ERF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 LEY to ERF?
Nonstop service on LEY–ERF 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 1h 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LEY to ERF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LEY–ERF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LEY to ERF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LEY–ERF 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.