Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ACP to LYS: distance & flight time
Maragheh (Sahand Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
2,174 mi
3,499 km · 1,890 nm
4h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading northwest
See live ACP→LYS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ACP — Sahand Airport · Maragheh, Iran
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ACP
- TBZ · Tabriz International Airport55 mi away
- OMH · Urmia Airport62 mi away
- KHY · Khoy Airport98 mi away
- YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport105 mi away
Near LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACP from LYS?
The flight distance from Maragheh (ACP) to Lyon (LYS) is 2,174 miles (3,499 km, 1,890 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACP to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 44m 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 ACP to LYS?
Nonstop service on ACP–LYS 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 4h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Maragheh and Lyon?
Lyon is 2.5 hours behind Maragheh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACP to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ACP–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ACP to LYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ACP–LYS 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.