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SDR to ESS: distance & flight time
Santander (Santander Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
745 mi
1,198 km · 647 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
745 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SDR — Santander Airport · Santander, Spain
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SDR
- BIO · Bilbao Airport47 mi away
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport67 mi away
- RGS · Burgos Airport75 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport101 mi away
Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDR from ESS?
The flight distance from Santander (SDR) to Essen (ESS) is 745 miles (1,198 km, 647 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDR to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 cheapest way to fly from SDR to ESS?
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