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NIT to LYS: distance & flight time
Niort (Niort-Souché Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
266 mi
428 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
266 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- NIT — Niort-Souché Airport · Niort, France
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry 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 NIT
- PIS · Poitiers-Biard Airport38 mi away
- LRH · La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport39 mi away
- RCO · Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport41 mi away
- CNG · Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base45 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is NIT from LYS?
The flight distance from Niort (NIT) to Lyon (LYS) is 266 miles (428 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NIT to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 NIT to LYS?
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