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CBG to LYS: distance & flight time
Cambridge (Cambridge Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
500 mi
804 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
500 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CBG — Cambridge Airport · Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 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 CBG
- QFO · Duxford Aerodrome8 mi away
- QUY · RAF Wyton16 mi away
- MHZ · RAF Mildenhall17 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport58 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 CBG from LYS?
The flight distance from Cambridge (CBG) to Lyon (LYS) is 500 miles (804 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBG to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 Cambridge and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour ahead of Cambridge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CBG to LYS?
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