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XFW to ESS: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
191 mi
308 km · 166 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
191 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- XFW — Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- 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 XFW
- HAM · Hamburg Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport38 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport41 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase51 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 XFW from ESS?
The flight distance from Hamburg (XFW) to Essen (ESS) is 191 miles (308 km, 166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XFW to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 XFW to ESS?
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