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LYN to BES: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
478 mi
770 km · 416 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
478 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 mi away
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYN from BES?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYN) to Brest (BES) is 478 miles (770 km, 416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYN to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 cheapest way to fly from LYN to BES?
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