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Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (formerly Satolas Airport)
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San Francisco International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from Lyon to San Francisco.
However, there are several flights from LYS to SFO with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from LYS to SFO, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 11 airlines that cover the full route from Lyon LYS to San Francisco SFO. These airlines are:
All other flights from Lyon to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from Lyon LYS to San Francisco SFO. These alliances are:
You can fly from LYS to SFO 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 Lyon to San Francisco (with 1 stopover) with one specific type of aircraft. All flights from Lyon to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Lyon and San Francisco is 5,825 miles (9,375 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between LYS and SFO, the distance of the full journey varies between 5,910 and 11,183 miles (or 9,511 and 17,997 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Lyon to San Francisco take from 12 hours and 45 minutes up to 22 hours and 19 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 3 airports in San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Carlos Airport (SQL) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
From 12 hours and 45 minutes up to 22 hours and 19 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between LYS and SFO, the total distance of the full journey varies between 5,910 and 11,183 miles (or 9,511 and 17,997 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Air France, KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Iberia, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates are flying the full route from Lyon to San Francisco.
United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Condor, easyJet, SAS, Vueling, Wizz Air Malta, ITA Airways, Air Transat, Porter, Volotea and Transavia operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from Lyon to San Francisco.
You can fly the full route from Lyon to San Francisco (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 Lyon to San Francisco at this moment.
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