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LYS to OXC: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Oxford (Waterbury Oxford Airport)
3,764 mi
6,057 km · 3,271 nm
7h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,764 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- OXC — Waterbury Oxford Airport · Oxford, United States
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 OXC
- DXR · Danbury Municipal Airport19 mi away
- HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport20 mi away
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport22 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from OXC?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Oxford (OXC) is 3,764 miles (6,057 km, 3,271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to OXC?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 51m 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 Oxford?
Oxford is 6 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to OXC?
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