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LYS to GAU: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport)
4,789 mi
7,707 km · 4,162 nm
9h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,789 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 51m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- GAU — Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport · Guwahati, India
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 GAU
- SHL · Shillong Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport81 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport85 mi away
- GLU · Gelephu Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from GAU?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Guwahati (GAU) is 4,789 miles (7,707 km, 4,162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to GAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 51m 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 Guwahati?
Guwahati is 3.5 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to GAU?
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