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GSE to LYS: distance & flight time
Gothenborg (Gothenburg City Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
881 mi
1,417 km · 765 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
881 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- GSE — Gothenburg City Airport · Gothenborg, Sweden
- 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 GSE
- GOT · Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport17 mi away
- THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport41 mi away
- BYR · Læsø Airport47 mi away
- CNL · Sindal Airport64 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 GSE from LYS?
The flight distance from Gothenborg (GSE) to Lyon (LYS) is 881 miles (1,417 km, 765 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GSE to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 GSE to LYS?
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