Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DAT to LYN: distance & flight time
Datong (Datong Airport) → Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport)
5,050 mi
8,127 km · 4,388 nm
10h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
See live DAT→LYN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,050 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DAT — Datong Airport · Datong, China
- LYN — Lyon-Bron 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 DAT
- UCB · Ulanqab Jining Airport76 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport89 mi away
- HET · Baita International Airport103 mi away
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport105 mi away
Near LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DAT from LYN?
The flight distance from Datong (DAT) to Lyon (LYN) is 5,050 miles (8,127 km, 4,388 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAT to LYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 22m 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 Datong and Lyon?
Lyon is 6 hours behind Datong.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DAT to LYN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DAT–LYN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.