Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FZO to LYS: distance & flight time
Bristol (Bristol Filton Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
531 mi
855 km · 462 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live FZO→LYS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
531 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- FZO — Bristol Filton Airport · Bristol, 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.
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 FZO
- BRS · Bristol Airport11 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport25 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham26 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport32 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 FZO from LYS?
The flight distance from Bristol (FZO) to Lyon (LYS) is 531 miles (855 km, 462 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FZO to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FZO to LYS?
Nonstop service on FZO–LYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bristol and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour ahead of Bristol.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FZO to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FZO–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FZO to LYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FZO–LYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.