Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LYN to SSA: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport) → Salvador (Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport)
4,864 mi
7,828 km · 4,227 nm
10h
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
See live LYN→SSA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,864 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
- SSA — Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Salvador, Brazil
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 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 SSA
- VAL · Valença Airport52 mi away
- IOS · Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYN from SSA?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYN) to Salvador (SSA) is 4,864 miles (7,828 km, 4,227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYN to SSA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 Lyon and Salvador?
Salvador is 5 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYN to SSA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYN–SSA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.