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NUE to SMO: distance & flight time
Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,890 mi
9,480 km · 5,119 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, Germany
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NUE from SMO?
The flight distance from Nuernberg (NUE) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,890 miles (9,480 km, 5,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUE to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 NUE to SMO?
Nonstop service on NUE–SMO 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 12h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Nuernberg and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Nuernberg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NUE to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NUE–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NUE to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NUE–SMO 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.