Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
QEF to SMO: distance & flight time
Egelsbach (Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,795 mi
9,327 km · 5,036 nm
11h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
See live QEF→SMO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,795 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QEF — Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport · Egelsbach, 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.
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 QEF
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield16 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport34 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 QEF from SMO?
The flight distance from Egelsbach (QEF) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,795 miles (9,327 km, 5,036 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QEF to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 50m 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 time difference between Egelsbach and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Egelsbach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QEF to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QEF–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.