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LYS to HEM: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Malmi Airport)
1,292 mi
2,079 km · 1,123 nm
3h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,292 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HEM — Helsinki Malmi Airport · Helsinki, Finland
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 HEM
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield28 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport59 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from HEM?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Helsinki (HEM) is 1,292 miles (2,079 km, 1,123 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to HEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LYS to HEM?
Nonstop service on LYS–HEM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lyon and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to HEM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–HEM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYS to HEM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYS–HEM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.