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BGC to LYS: distance & flight time
Braganca (Bragança Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
645 mi
1,038 km · 560 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
645 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BGC — Bragança Airport · Braganca, Portugal
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BGC
- VRL · Vila Real Airport66 mi away
- LEN · Leon Airport74 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport88 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome92 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 BGC from LYS?
The flight distance from Braganca (BGC) to Lyon (LYS) is 645 miles (1,038 km, 560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BGC to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 Braganca and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour ahead of Braganca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BGC to LYS?
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