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BWU to LYS: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
10,472 mi
16,853 km · 9,100 nm
21h
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
10,472 miles nonstop takes roughly 21h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- 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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 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 BWU from LYS?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Lyon (LYS) is 10,472 miles (16,853 km, 9,100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 21h 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 Sydney and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to LYS?
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