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QRA to LYS: distance & flight time
Johannesburg (Rand Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,179 mi
8,335 km · 4,501 nm
10h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,179 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- QRA — Rand Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
- 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 QRA
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport9 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport18 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport25 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base29 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 QRA from LYS?
The flight distance from Johannesburg (QRA) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,179 miles (8,335 km, 4,501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QRA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 37m 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 QRA to LYS?
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