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HAM to LYS: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
588 mi
947 km · 511 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
588 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m 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
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- 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 HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 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 HAM from LYS?
The flight distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Lyon (LYS) is 588 miles (947 km, 511 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAM to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 HAM to LYS?
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