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VIT to ESS: distance & flight time
Vitoria (Vitoria/Foronda Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
742 mi
1,194 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
742 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- VIT — Vitoria/Foronda Airport · Vitoria, Spain
- 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 VIT
- BIO · Bilbao Airport30 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport36 mi away
- PNA · Pamplona Airport55 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport57 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 VIT from ESS?
The flight distance from Vitoria (VIT) to Essen (ESS) is 742 miles (1,194 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIT to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VIT to ESS?
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