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SOU to MPL: distance & flight time
Southampton (Southampton Airport) → Montpellier (Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport)
567 mi
912 km · 493 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
567 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SOU — Southampton Airport · Southampton, United Kingdom
- MPL — Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · Montpellier, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOU
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport52 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport53 mi away
- QLA · Lasham Airport22 mi away
- BBP · Bembridge Airport22 mi away
Near MPL
- FNI · Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport26 mi away
- BZR · Béziers-Vias Airport35 mi away
- AVN · Avignon-Caumont Airport52 mi away
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOU from MPL?
The flight distance from Southampton (SOU) to Montpellier (MPL) is 567 miles (912 km, 493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOU to MPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 SOU to MPL?
Nonstop service on SOU–MPL 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 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Southampton and Montpellier?
Montpellier is 1 hour ahead of Southampton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOU to MPL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOU–MPL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOU to MPL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOU–MPL 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.