Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MSW to BJR: distance & flight time
Massawa (Massawa International Airport) → Bahar Dar (Bahir Dar Airport)
313 mi
503 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
See live MSW→BJR fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
313 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- MSW — Massawa International Airport · Massawa, Eritrea
- BJR — Bahir Dar Airport · Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MSW
- ASM · Asmara International Airport40 mi away
- AXU · Axum Airport113 mi away
Near BJR
- DBT · Debre Tabor Airport52 mi away
- GDQ · Gonder Airport63 mi away
- DBM · Debra Marcos Airport91 mi away
- MKS · Mekane Selam Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSW from BJR?
The flight distance from Massawa (MSW) to Bahar Dar (BJR) is 313 miles (503 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSW to BJR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 MSW to BJR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSW–BJR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.