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SCN to VAF: distance & flight time
Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport) → Valence (Valence-Chabeuil Airport)
313 mi
504 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
313 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
- VAF — Valence-Chabeuil Airport · Valence, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
Near VAF
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport35 mi away
- OBS · Aubenas-Ardèche Méridional Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport54 mi away
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCN from VAF?
The flight distance from Saarbruecken (SCN) to Valence (VAF) is 313 miles (504 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCN to VAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 SCN to VAF?
Nonstop service on SCN–VAF 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 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCN to VAF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCN–VAF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SCN to VAF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SCN–VAF 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.