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UTC to LYS: distance & flight time
Soesterberg (Soesterberg Air Base) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
442 mi
712 km · 384 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
442 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- UTC — Soesterberg Air Base · Soesterberg, Netherlands
- 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 UTC
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport25 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base36 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 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 UTC from LYS?
The flight distance from Soesterberg (UTC) to Lyon (LYS) is 442 miles (712 km, 384 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UTC to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from UTC to LYS?
Nonstop service on UTC–LYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UTC to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UTC–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some UTC to LYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain UTC–LYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.