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QJB to LYS: distance & flight time
Jubail (Jubail Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
2,737 mi
4,405 km · 2,379 nm
5h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,737 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QJB — Jubail Airport · Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- 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 QJB
- DMM · King Fahd International Airport46 mi away
- DHA · King Abdulaziz Air Base71 mi away
- BAH · Bahrain International Airport93 mi away
- HOF · Al Ahsa Airport121 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 QJB from LYS?
The flight distance from Jubail (QJB) to Lyon (LYS) is 2,737 miles (4,405 km, 2,379 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QJB to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 50m 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 time difference between Jubail and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour behind Jubail.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QJB to LYS?
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