# Distance from Osaka (KIX) to Lyon (LYS)

> 9,793 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,793 km / 6,085 mi / 5,288 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:10 in Osaka, it's 21:10 in Lyon)
- **Elevation difference**: 795 ft (LYS is higher than KIX)

## Airports

### [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Osaka, Japan
- ICAO: RJBB
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 34.430000, 135.240000
- Elevation: 26 ft

### [Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lys-lyon-lyon-saint-exupery-airport/1ef266df-4a46-6edc-8245-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lyon, France
- ICAO: LFLL
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.730000, 5.090000
- Elevation: 821 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:10 in Osaka, it's 21:10 in Lyon.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kansai International Airport (KIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kix-osaka-kansai-international-airport/1ef266df-8b44-67fe-b651-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lys-lyon-lyon-saint-exupery-airport/1ef266df-4a46-6edc-8245-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)