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LYS to LRH: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → La Rochelle (La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport)
303 mi
488 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
303 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LRH — La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport · La Rochelle, France
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 LRH
- RCO · Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport23 mi away
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport37 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport39 mi away
- RYN · Royan-Médis Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from LRH?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to La Rochelle (LRH) is 303 miles (488 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to LRH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 LRH?
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