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SMS to TLE: distance & flight time
Sainte Marie (Sainte Marie Airport) → Toliara (Toliara Airport)
587 mi
944 km · 510 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
587 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SMS — Sainte Marie Airport · Sainte Marie, Madagascar
- TLE — Toliara Airport · Toliara, Madagascar
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 SMS
- WMR · Mananara Nord Airport64 mi away
- TMM · Toamasina Airport76 mi away
- WAM · Ambatondrazaka Airport103 mi away
- WMA · Mandritsara Airport109 mi away
Near TLE
- MXM · Morombe Airport115 mi away
- OVA · Bekily Airport116 mi away
- MJA · Manja Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMS from TLE?
The flight distance from Sainte Marie (SMS) to Toliara (TLE) is 587 miles (944 km, 510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMS to TLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 SMS to TLE?
Nonstop service on SMS–TLE 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 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMS to TLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMS–TLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMS to TLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMS–TLE 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.