There really weren't any "long range" airliners before 1945. Bear in mind that on the main "Empire" routes, from Britain to Africa or even across Asia to Australia, it is quite possible to fly the entire distance without really losing sight of land, so short hops were all that were required
I was puzzled by
this awkward Short Empire landing site on the Saône river, and was told that the S-23 couldn't even make it from Portsmouth to Marseille with headwind...