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WAT to SEN: distance & flight time
Waterford (Waterford Airport) → Southend (Southend Airport)
334 mi
538 km · 291 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
334 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- WAT — Waterford Airport · Waterford, Ireland
- SEN — Southend Airport · Southend, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WAT
- ORK · Cork Airport64 mi away
- SNN · Shannon Airport85 mi away
- DUB · Dublin Airport92 mi away
- HAW · Haverfordwest Airport94 mi away
Near SEN
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport48 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport50 mi away
- RCS · Rochester Airport17 mi away
- LCY · London City Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAT from SEN?
The flight distance from Waterford (WAT) to Southend (SEN) is 334 miles (538 km, 291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAT to SEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 WAT to SEN?
Nonstop service on WAT–SEN 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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAT to SEN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAT–SEN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAT to SEN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAT–SEN 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.