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PUF to HEM: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Malmi Airport)
1,575 mi
2,534 km · 1,368 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,575 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- HEM — Helsinki Malmi Airport · Helsinki, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 mi away
Near HEM
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield28 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport59 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PUF from HEM?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Helsinki (HEM) is 1,575 miles (2,534 km, 1,368 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to HEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m 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 PUF to HEM?
Nonstop service on PUF–HEM 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 3h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pau and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to HEM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PUF–HEM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PUF to HEM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PUF–HEM 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.