Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LYS to RCM: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Richmond (Richmond Airport)
9,508 mi
15,302 km · 8,263 nm
19h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading east
See live LYS→RCM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,508 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 7m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from RCM?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Richmond (RCM) is 9,508 miles (15,302 km, 8,263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to RCM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 7m 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 RCM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–RCM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.