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PLH to QLS: distance & flight time
Plymouth (Plymouth City Airport) → Lausanne (Lausanne-Blécherette Airport)
559 mi
899 km · 485 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
559 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLH — Plymouth City Airport · Plymouth, United Kingdom
- QLS — Lausanne-Blécherette Airport · Lausanne, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PLH
- EXT · Exeter International Airport37 mi away
- NQY · Newquay Cornwall Airport39 mi away
- PZE · Penzance Heliport66 mi away
- LEQ · Land's End Airport73 mi away
Near QLS
- QNJ · Annemasse Airport30 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport31 mi away
- GVA · Geneva Cointrin International Airport32 mi away
- SIR · Sion Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLH from QLS?
The flight distance from Plymouth (PLH) to Lausanne (QLS) is 559 miles (899 km, 485 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLH to QLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PLH to QLS?
Nonstop service on PLH–QLS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Plymouth and Lausanne?
Lausanne is 1 hour ahead of Plymouth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLH to QLS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLH–QLS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLH to QLS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLH–QLS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.