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SZG to ESS: distance & flight time
Salzburg (Salzburg Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
369 mi
593 km · 320 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
369 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SZG — Salzburg Airport · Salzburg, Austria
- 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 SZG
- LNZ · Linz Hörsching Airport63 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport68 mi away
- RBM · Straubing Airport80 mi away
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport82 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 SZG from ESS?
The flight distance from Salzburg (SZG) to Essen (ESS) is 369 miles (593 km, 320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SZG to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 SZG to ESS?
Nonstop service on SZG–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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SZG to ESS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SZG–ESS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SZG to ESS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SZG–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.