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LME to QLS: distance & flight time
Le Mans (Le Mans-Arnage Airport) → Lausanne (Lausanne-Blécherette Airport)
316 mi
509 km · 275 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
316 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LME — Le Mans-Arnage Airport · Le Mans, France
- QLS — Lausanne-Blécherette Airport · Lausanne, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LME
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport36 mi away
- TUF · Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport43 mi away
- LVA · Laval-Entrammes Airport44 mi away
- ORE · Orléans-Bricy (BA 123) Air Base72 mi away
Near QLS
- QNJ · Annemasse Airport30 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport31 mi away
- GVA · Geneva Cointrin International Airport32 mi away
- SIR · Sion Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LME from QLS?
The flight distance from Le Mans (LME) to Lausanne (QLS) is 316 miles (509 km, 275 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LME to QLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 LME to QLS?
Nonstop service on LME–QLS 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 1h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LME to QLS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LME–QLS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LME to QLS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LME–QLS 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.