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PLH to CGN: distance & flight time
Plymouth (Plymouth City Airport) → Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport)
493 mi
794 km · 429 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
493 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CGN — Cologne Bonn Airport · Cologne, Germany
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 CGN
- BNJ · Bonn-Hangelar Airport7 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport34 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport37 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLH from CGN?
The flight distance from Plymouth (PLH) to Cologne (CGN) is 493 miles (794 km, 429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLH to CGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 CGN?
Nonstop service on PLH–CGN 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 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Plymouth and Cologne?
Cologne is 1 hour ahead of Plymouth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLH to CGN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLH–CGN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLH to CGN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLH–CGN 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.