Flights Lyon → London
LYS → LGW
How long is the flight from Lyon to London?
The flight from Lyon (LYS) to London (LGW) takes 1h 13m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Lyon and London with an average on-time performance of 90%, experiencing a mean delay of just over ten minutes. The Airbus A319 aircraft serves this route, which sees around twelve flights annually from the busy destination airport that handles nearly forty million passengers per year.
The Lyon (LYS) → London (LGW) route is operated by easyJet. Across 17 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lyon the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lyon (LYS) to London (LGW) heads north-west for about 717 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Lyon on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 71% of LYS-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lyon the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 17 tracked LYS-LGW flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating LYS-LGW
Airports
Frequently asked questions about LYS-LGW
The flight from Lyon (LYS) to London (LGW) takes 1h 13m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Lyon (LYS) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 17 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lyon-London is 0.00% across 17 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: easyJet.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at London, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Lyon-London route is about 717 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
