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MAN to OST: distance & flight time
Manchester (Manchester Airport) → Ostend (Ostend-Bruges International Airport)
263 mi
424 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
263 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MAN — Manchester Airport · Manchester, United Kingdom
- OST — Ostend-Bruges International Airport · Ostend, Belgium
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAN
- LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport24 mi away
- CEG · Hawarden Airport31 mi away
- WRT · Warton Airport37 mi away
- BLK · Blackpool International Airport42 mi away
Near OST
- KJK · Wevelgem Airport30 mi away
- HZB · Merville-Calonne Airport41 mi away
- CQF · Calais-Dunkerque Airport43 mi away
- LIL · Lille-Lesquin Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAN from OST?
The flight distance from Manchester (MAN) to Ostend (OST) is 263 miles (424 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAN to OST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 MAN to OST?
Nonstop service on MAN–OST 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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Manchester and Ostend?
Ostend is 1 hour ahead of Manchester.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAN to OST?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MAN–OST that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MAN to OST fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MAN–OST 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.