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XFW to HBE: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport) → Alexandria (Borg El Arab International Airport)
1,850 mi
2,977 km · 1,608 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,850 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- XFW — Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- HBE — Borg El Arab International Airport · Alexandria, Egypt
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 HBE
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport24 mi away
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport73 mi away
- CWE · Cairo West Airport91 mi away
- CAI · Cairo International Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is XFW from HBE?
The flight distance from Hamburg (XFW) to Alexandria (HBE) is 1,850 miles (2,977 km, 1,608 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XFW to HBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m 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 time difference between Hamburg and Alexandria?
Alexandria is 1 hour ahead of Hamburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from XFW to HBE?
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