Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RUG to EBU: distance & flight time
Rugao (Rugao Air Base) → St-Etienne (Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport)
5,745 mi
9,245 km · 4,992 nm
11h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live RUG→EBU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,745 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 44m 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
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
- EBU — Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport · St-Etienne, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Near EBU
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport34 mi away
- RNE · Roanne-Renaison Airport38 mi away
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport40 mi away
- LPY · Le Puy-Loudes Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUG from EBU?
The flight distance from Rugao (RUG) to St-Etienne (EBU) is 5,745 miles (9,245 km, 4,992 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUG to EBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 44m 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 RUG to EBU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RUG–EBU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.