Distance From Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (LYS - SAW Distance)
The flight distance from Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) is 1257 miles. This is equivalent to 2023 kilometers or 1092 nautical miles. The distance shown below is the straight line distance (may be called as flying or air distance) or direct flight distance between airports.
2023 kilometers is the distance from Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport, France to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Turkey.
Flight Duration between Lyon, France and Istanbul, Turkey
Estimated flight time from Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport, Lyon, France to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey is 2 hours 30 minutes under avarage conditions. The flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Your actual flying time may vary depending on wind speeds or weather conditions.
Time Difference Between the Airports • LYS - SAW
Time difference between Lyon (France) and Istanbul (Turkey) is 1 Hours.
Current local time in Lyon is 2025-07-27, 12:56:14 CEST and time in Istanbul is 2025-07-27, 13:56:14 +03.
Istanbul time is 1 Hours ahead of Lyon.
Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport Flight Route Map - LYS to SAW Flight Path
Location of Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport & Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is given below.Click the map to view Lyon to Istanbul nonstop flight path and travel direction.






















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Nonstop flight route between Lyon, France and Istanbul, Turkey.
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City: | Lyon |
Country: | France ![]() |
IATA Code: | LYS |
ICAO Code: | LFLL |
GPS Coordinates: | Latitude: N 45° 43' 35'' Longitude: E 5° 5' 27'' |
Current time: | 2025-07-27, 12:56:14 CEST |
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City: | Istanbul |
Country: | Turkey ![]() |
IATA Code: | SAW |
ICAO Code: | LTFJ |
GPS Coordinates: | Latitude: N 40° 53' 55'' Longitude: E 29° 18' 33.1'' |
Current time: | 2025-07-27, 13:56:14 +03 |
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