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LYS to GVA: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Geneva (Geneva Cointrin International Airport)
61 mi
98 km · 53 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
61 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GVA — Geneva Cointrin International Airport · Geneva, Switzerland
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 GVA
- QNJ · Annemasse Airport8 mi away
- NCY · Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport21 mi away
- QLS · Lausanne-Blécherette Airport32 mi away
- MVV · Megève Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from GVA?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Geneva (GVA) is 61 miles (98 km, 53 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to GVA?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m 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 GVA?
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