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LYS to ZHI: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Grenchen (Grenchen Airport)
150 mi
241 km · 130 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
150 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ZHI — Grenchen Airport · Grenchen, Switzerland
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 ZHI
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport19 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport29 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from ZHI?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Grenchen (ZHI) is 150 miles (241 km, 130 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to ZHI?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 ZHI?
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