Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LUG to SOM: distance & flight time
Lugano (Lugano Airport) → San Tome (San Tomé Airport)
4,963 mi
7,988 km · 4,313 nm
10h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
See live LUG→SOM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,963 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 12m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
- SOM — San Tomé Airport · San Tome, Venezuela
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 LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 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 LUG from SOM?
The flight distance from Lugano (LUG) to San Tome (SOM) is 4,963 miles (7,988 km, 4,313 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUG to SOM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 12m 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 Lugano and San Tome?
San Tome is 6 hours behind Lugano.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUG to SOM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LUG–SOM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.