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LIS to SOM: distance & flight time
Lisbon (Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)) → San Tome (San Tomé Airport)
3,965 mi
6,382 km · 3,446 nm
8h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,965 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIS — Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) · Lisbon, Portugal
- SOM — San Tomé Airport · San Tome, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LIS
- AVR · Alverca Air Base9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport12 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base74 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 mi away
Near SOM
- AAO · Anaco Airport40 mi away
- CBL · Aeropuerto "General Tomas de Heres". Ciudad Bolivar71 mi away
- MUN · Maturín Airport88 mi away
- BLA · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LIS from SOM?
The flight distance from Lisbon (LIS) to San Tome (SOM) is 3,965 miles (6,382 km, 3,446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIS to SOM?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 15m 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 LIS to SOM?
Nonstop service on LIS–SOM 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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lisbon and San Tome?
San Tome is 5 hours behind Lisbon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIS to SOM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LIS–SOM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LIS to SOM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LIS–SOM 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.