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LYS to RVN: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Rovaniemi (Rovaniemi Airport)
1,629 mi
2,621 km · 1,415 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RVN — Rovaniemi Airport · Rovaniemi, Finland
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 RVN
- SOT · Sodankyla Airport61 mi away
- KEM · Kemi-Tornio Airport65 mi away
- KTT · Kittilä Airport83 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from RVN?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Rovaniemi (RVN) is 1,629 miles (2,621 km, 1,415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to RVN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 RVN?
Nonstop service on LYS–RVN 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 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lyon and Rovaniemi?
Rovaniemi is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to RVN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–RVN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYS to RVN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYS–RVN 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.