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LAN to LYS: distance & flight time
Lansing (Capital City Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,195 mi
6,750 km · 3,645 nm
8h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,195 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, United States
- 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 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 LAN from LYS?
The flight distance from Lansing (LAN) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,195 miles (6,750 km, 3,645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAN to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 41m 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 LAN to LYS?
Nonstop service on LAN–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 8h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lansing and Lyon?
Lyon is 6 hours ahead of Lansing.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAN to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAN–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAN to LYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAN–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.