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SEN to ESS: distance & flight time
Southend (Southend Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
269 mi
432 km · 234 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
269 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SEN — Southend Airport · Southend, United Kingdom
- 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 SEN
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport48 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport50 mi away
- RCS · Rochester Airport17 mi away
- LCY · London City Airport28 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 SEN from ESS?
The flight distance from Southend (SEN) to Essen (ESS) is 269 miles (432 km, 234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEN to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 SEN to ESS?
Nonstop service on SEN–ESS 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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Southend and Essen?
Essen is 1 hour ahead of Southend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEN to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SEN–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SEN to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SEN–ESS 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.