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LYS to TPE: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)
6,120 mi
9,850 km · 5,318 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- TPE — Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taipei, Taiwan
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 TPE
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport20 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base26 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport68 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from TPE?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Taipei (TPE) is 6,120 miles (9,850 km, 5,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to TPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m 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 Taipei?
Taipei is 6 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to TPE?
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