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PLH to BES: distance & flight time
Plymouth (Plymouth City Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
137 mi
221 km · 119 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
137 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PLH — Plymouth City Airport · Plymouth, United Kingdom
- 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 PLH
- EXT · Exeter International Airport37 mi away
- NQY · Newquay Cornwall Airport39 mi away
- PZE · Penzance Heliport66 mi away
- LEQ · Land's End Airport73 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 PLH from BES?
The flight distance from Plymouth (PLH) to Brest (BES) is 137 miles (221 km, 119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLH to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 PLH to BES?
Nonstop service on PLH–BES 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 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Plymouth and Brest?
Brest is 1 hour ahead of Plymouth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLH to BES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLH–BES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLH to BES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLH–BES 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.