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LYS to ZAG: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Zagreb (Zagreb Airport)
529 mi
852 km · 460 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
529 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ZAG — Zagreb Airport · Zagreb, Croatia
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 ZAG
- MBX · Maribor Airport54 mi away
- RJK · Rijeka Airport81 mi away
- BNX · Banja Luka International Airport81 mi away
- SOB · Sármellék International Airport83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from ZAG?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Zagreb (ZAG) is 529 miles (852 km, 460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to ZAG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 ZAG?
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