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NCE to LUG: distance & flight time
Nice (Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport) → Lugano (Lugano Airport)
182 mi
293 km · 158 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
182 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m 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
- NCE — Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · Nice, France
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NCE
- CEQ · Cannes-Mandelieu Airport15 mi away
- FRJ · Fréjus Airport29 mi away
- LTT · La Môle Airport48 mi away
- ALL · Villanova D'Albenga International Airport53 mi away
Near LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NCE from LUG?
The flight distance from Nice (NCE) to Lugano (LUG) is 182 miles (293 km, 158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NCE to LUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 NCE to LUG?
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