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RVY to LYS: distance & flight time
Rivera (Presidente General Don Oscar D. Gestido International Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
6,513 mi
10,481 km · 5,659 nm
13h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,513 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RVY — Presidente General Don Oscar D. Gestido International Airport · Rivera, Uruguay
- 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 RVY
- ATI · Artigas International Airport73 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport86 mi away
- MLZ · Cerro Largo International Airport120 mi away
- URG · Rubem Berta Airport124 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 RVY from LYS?
The flight distance from Rivera (RVY) to Lyon (LYS) is 6,513 miles (10,481 km, 5,659 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RVY to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 14m 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 Rivera and Lyon?
Lyon is 5 hours ahead of Rivera.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RVY to LYS?
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