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TLC to LYS: distance & flight time
Toluca (Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,939 mi
9,558 km · 5,161 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,939 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TLC — Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport · Toluca, Mexico
- 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 TLC
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 TLC from LYS?
The flight distance from Toluca (TLC) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,939 miles (9,558 km, 5,161 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TLC to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 Toluca and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours ahead of Toluca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TLC to LYS?
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