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YBA to LYS: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,865 mi
7,829 km · 4,227 nm
10h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,865 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
- 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 YBA
- YYC · Calgary International Airport66 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport89 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport98 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport111 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 YBA from LYS?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,865 miles (7,829 km, 4,227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 YBA to LYS?
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