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BRU to LYS: distance & flight time
Brussels (Brussels Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
359 mi
577 km · 312 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
359 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BRU — Brussels Airport · Brussels, Belgium
- 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 BRU
- ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)20 mi away
- OBL · Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield28 mi away
- CRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport31 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base38 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 BRU from LYS?
The flight distance from Brussels (BRU) to Lyon (LYS) is 359 miles (577 km, 312 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRU to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 BRU to LYS?
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