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LYS to JNB: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)
5,174 mi
8,327 km · 4,496 nm
10h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
5,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 37m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- JNB — OR Tambo International Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
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 JNB
- QRA · Rand Airport9 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport12 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base21 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from JNB?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Johannesburg (JNB) is 5,174 miles (8,327 km, 4,496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to JNB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 37m 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 JNB?
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