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SWS to ESS: distance & flight time
Swansea (Swansea Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
473 mi
761 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
473 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- SWS — Swansea Airport · Swansea, 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 SWS
- CWL · Cardiff International Airport34 mi away
- HAW · Haverfordwest Airport41 mi away
- BRS · Bristol Airport60 mi away
- FZO · Bristol Filton Airport64 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 SWS from ESS?
The flight distance from Swansea (SWS) to Essen (ESS) is 473 miles (761 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWS to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 SWS to ESS?
Nonstop service on SWS–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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Swansea and Essen?
Essen is 1 hour ahead of Swansea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWS to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWS–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWS to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWS–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.