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LYS to VDS: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Vadsø (Vadsø Airport)
1,881 mi
3,027 km · 1,634 nm
4h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,881 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 9m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- VDS — Vadsø Airport · Vadsø, Norway
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 VDS
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)23 mi away
- VAW · Vardø Airport, Svartnes34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport37 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from VDS?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Vadsø (VDS) is 1,881 miles (3,027 km, 1,634 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to VDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 9m 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 VDS?
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