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LYS to RIA: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
6,379 mi
10,266 km · 5,543 nm
12h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,379 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
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 RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from RIA?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 6,379 miles (10,266 km, 5,543 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 58m 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 Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 5 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to RIA?
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