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IOA to LYS: distance & flight time
Ioannina (Ioannina Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
899 mi
1,447 km · 781 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
899 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOA — Ioannina Airport · Ioannina, Greece
- 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 IOA
- CFU · Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport49 mi away
- PVK · Aktion National Airport53 mi away
- KSO · Kastoria National Airport57 mi away
- KZI · Filippos Airport68 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 IOA from LYS?
The flight distance from Ioannina (IOA) to Lyon (LYS) is 899 miles (1,447 km, 781 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m 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 Ioannina and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour behind Ioannina.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOA to LYS?
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