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LYN to VNS: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
4,416 mi
7,107 km · 3,838 nm
9h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,416 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 8m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYN from VNS?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYN) to Varanasi (VNS) is 4,416 miles (7,107 km, 3,838 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYN to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 8m 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 LYN to VNS?
Nonstop service on LYN–VNS 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 9h 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lyon and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 4.5 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYN to VNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYN–VNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYN to VNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYN–VNS 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.