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LYS to IOA: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Ioannina (Ioannina Airport)
899 mi
1,447 km · 781 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
899 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m 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
- IOA — Ioannina Airport · Ioannina, Greece
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 IOA
- CFU · Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport49 mi away
- PVK · Aktion National Airport53 mi away
- KSO · Kastoria National Airport57 mi away
- KZI · Filippos Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from IOA?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Ioannina (IOA) is 899 miles (1,447 km, 781 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to IOA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m 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 Ioannina?
Ioannina is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to IOA?
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