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LYS to LED: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)
1,417 mi
2,281 km · 1,231 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,417 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m 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
- LED — Pulkovo Airport · St. Petersburg, Russia
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 LED
- LPP · Lappeenranta Airport112 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from LED?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to St. Petersburg (LED) is 1,417 miles (2,281 km, 1,231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to LED?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m 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 LED?
Nonstop service on LYS–LED 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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lyon and St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to LED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–LED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYS to LED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYS–LED 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.