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LRH to BES: distance & flight time
La Rochelle (La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
218 mi
350 km · 189 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
218 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m 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
- LRH — La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport · La Rochelle, France
- 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 LRH
- RCO · Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport23 mi away
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport37 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport39 mi away
- RYN · Royan-Médis Airport40 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 LRH from BES?
The flight distance from La Rochelle (LRH) to Brest (BES) is 218 miles (350 km, 189 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRH to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 LRH to BES?
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