Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SDJ to CGN: distance & flight time
Sendai (Sendai Airport) → Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport)
5,680 mi
9,141 km · 4,936 nm
11h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SDJ→CGN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,680 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDJ — Sendai Airport · Sendai, Japan
- CGN — Cologne Bonn Airport · Cologne, Germany
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 SDJ
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport35 mi away
- FKS · Fukushima Airport68 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport77 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport90 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 SDJ from CGN?
The flight distance from Sendai (SDJ) to Cologne (CGN) is 5,680 miles (9,141 km, 4,936 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDJ to CGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 36m 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 Sendai and Cologne?
Cologne is 7 hours behind Sendai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDJ to CGN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDJ–CGN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.