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ENS to LYS: distance & flight time
Enschede (Twente Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
460 mi
740 km · 400 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
460 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- ENS — Twente Airport · Enschede, Netherlands
- 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 ENS
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport35 mi away
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol90 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport56 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport59 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 ENS from LYS?
The flight distance from Enschede (ENS) to Lyon (LYS) is 460 miles (740 km, 400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ENS to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 ENS to LYS?
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