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Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (formerly Satolas Airport)
At present, there are no direct flights from San Francisco to Lyon.
However, there are several flights from SFO to LYS with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SFO to LYS, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 11 airlines that cover the full route from San Francisco SFO to Lyon LYS. These airlines are:
All other flights from San Francisco to Lyon are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from San Francisco SFO to Lyon LYS. These alliances are:
You can fly from SFO to LYS in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
At this moment, it is not possible to cover the full route from San Francisco to Lyon (with 1 stopover) with one specific type of aircraft. All flights from San Francisco to Lyon are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between San Francisco and Lyon is 5,825 miles (9,375 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SFO and LYS, the distance of the full journey varies between 5,821 and 11,183 miles (or 9,368 and 17,997 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from San Francisco to Lyon take from 11 hours and 40 minutes up to 22 hours and 35 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in Lyon: Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (formerly Satolas Airport) (LYS) and Grenoble-Isère Airport (GNB).
From 11 hours and 40 minutes up to 22 hours and 35 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SFO and LYS, the total distance of the full journey varies between 5,821 and 11,183 miles (or 9,368 and 17,997 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Iberia, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates are flying the full route from San Francisco to Lyon.
United Airlines, Condor, Virgin Atlantic, SAS, easyJet, Porter, Air Transat, Volotea, Vueling, ITA Airways, Wizz Air Malta and Transavia operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from San Francisco to Lyon.
You can fly the full route from San Francisco to Lyon (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
There is no specific aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from San Francisco to Lyon at this moment.
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