Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
IKA to LYS: distance & flight time
Tehran (Imam Khomeini International Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
2,483 mi
3,996 km · 2,158 nm
5h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading northwest
See live IKA→LYS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,483 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IKA — Imam Khomeini International Airport · Tehran, Iran
- 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 IKA
- THR · Mehrabad International Airport21 mi away
- PYK · Payam International Airport31 mi away
- GZW · Qazvin Airport84 mi away
- NSH · Noshahr Airport88 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 IKA from LYS?
The flight distance from Tehran (IKA) to Lyon (LYS) is 2,483 miles (3,996 km, 2,158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 20m 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 time difference between Tehran and Lyon?
Lyon is 1.5 hours behind Tehran.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IKA to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IKA–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.