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LYS to SAW: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
1,257 mi
2,024 km · 1,093 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
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 SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from SAW?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Istanbul (SAW) is 1,257 miles (2,024 km, 1,093 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to SAW?
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