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ERF to LYN: distance & flight time
Erfurt (Erfurt Airport) → Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport)
456 mi
733 km · 396 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
456 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ERF — Erfurt Airport · Erfurt, Germany
- LYN — Lyon-Bron 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 ERF
- EIB · Eisenach-Kindel Airport21 mi away
- HOQ · Hof-Plauen Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport63 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport64 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 ERF from LYN?
The flight distance from Erfurt (ERF) to Lyon (LYN) is 456 miles (733 km, 396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ERF to LYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 ERF to LYN?
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