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LYS to CLJ: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Cluj-napoca (Cluj-Napoca International Airport)
890 mi
1,432 km · 773 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
890 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- CLJ — Cluj-Napoca International Airport · Cluj-napoca, Romania
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 CLJ
- TGM · Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport41 mi away
- BAY · Tautii Magheraus Airport61 mi away
- SBZ · Sibiu International Airport72 mi away
- SUJ · Satu Mare Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from CLJ?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Cluj-napoca (CLJ) is 890 miles (1,432 km, 773 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to CLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 Cluj-napoca?
Cluj-napoca is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to CLJ?
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