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SDM to NUE: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport)
5,933 mi
9,549 km · 5,156 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,933 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SDM
Near NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from NUE?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Nuernberg (NUE) is 5,933 miles (9,549 km, 5,156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to NUE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 SDM to NUE?
Nonstop service on SDM–NUE 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 12h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between San Diego and Nuernberg?
Nuernberg is 8 hours ahead of San Diego.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDM to NUE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–NUE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDM to NUE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDM–NUE 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.