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ZHI to HAM: distance & flight time
Grenchen (Grenchen Airport) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
460 mi
740 km · 399 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
460 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ZHI — Grenchen Airport · Grenchen, Switzerland
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ZHI
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport19 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport29 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport38 mi away
Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZHI from HAM?
The flight distance from Grenchen (ZHI) to Hamburg (HAM) is 460 miles (740 km, 399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZHI to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 ZHI to HAM?
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