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SEN to LYS: distance & flight time
Southend (Southend Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
451 mi
725 km · 392 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
451 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- SEN — Southend Airport · Southend, United Kingdom
- 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 SEN
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport48 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport50 mi away
- RCS · Rochester Airport17 mi away
- LCY · London City Airport28 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 SEN from LYS?
The flight distance from Southend (SEN) to Lyon (LYS) is 451 miles (725 km, 392 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEN to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 Southend and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour ahead of Southend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEN to LYS?
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