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XVS to LYS: distance & flight time
Valenciennes (Valenciennes-Denain Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
327 mi
525 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- XVS — Valenciennes-Denain Airport · Valenciennes, France
- 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 XVS
- LIL · Lille-Lesquin Airport23 mi away
- XME · Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport25 mi away
- KJK · Wevelgem Airport36 mi away
- HZB · Merville-Calonne Airport41 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 XVS from LYS?
The flight distance from Valenciennes (XVS) to Lyon (LYS) is 327 miles (525 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XVS to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 XVS to LYS?
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