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LYS to BFH: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Curitiba (Bacacheri Airport)
5,978 mi
9,621 km · 5,195 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,978 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- BFH — Bacacheri Airport · Curitiba, Brazil
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 BFH
- CWB · Afonso Pena Airport9 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo59 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport63 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from BFH?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Curitiba (BFH) is 5,978 miles (9,621 km, 5,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to BFH?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 Curitiba?
Curitiba is 5 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to BFH?
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