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LYS to BCN: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport)
341 mi
549 km · 296 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
341 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- BCN — Barcelona International Airport · Barcelona, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Near BCN
- QSA · Sabadell Airport16 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base48 mi away
- GRO · Girona Airport55 mi away
- LEU · Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from BCN?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Barcelona (BCN) is 341 miles (549 km, 296 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to BCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 LYS to BCN?
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