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NCE to LYN: distance & flight time
Nice (Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport) → Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport)
181 mi
292 km · 158 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
181 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
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 LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NCE from LYN?
The flight distance from Nice (NCE) to Lyon (LYN) is 181 miles (292 km, 158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NCE to LYN?
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 LYN?
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