There are 9 ways to get from Alba Iulia to Lyon by bus, plane, train (TGV), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CLJ - LYS
8h 32m€110–360Train
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Aradtrain
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
25h 48m€220–380Bus, train
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Bresicabus
- Take the train from Brescia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
26h 5m€174–281Drive 1,752.5 km
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Lyoncar 1,752.5 km
18h 43m€280–404Bus to Sibiu, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SBZ - LYS
9h 36m€137–491Bus to Sibiu, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SBZ - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
12h 21m€256–485Train, bus to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Simeriatrain
- Take the bus from Simeria to Timisoara Airportbus
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TSR - LYS
10h 57mBus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CLJ - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
11h 22m€139–354Bus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Orăștiebus
- Take the bus from Orăștie to Lyonbus FlixBus 1921
30h 50m€161–255
Alba Iulia to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alba Iulia to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €110 - €360 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Alba Iulia to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba Iulia to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Lyon via Orăștie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Alba Iulia to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Arad, Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 48m.
The distance between Alba Iulia and Lyon is 1562 km. The road distance is 1752.5 km.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 25h 48m and costs €220 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Alba Iulia to Lyon, including transfers.
Alba Iulia to Lyon bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, depart from Alba Iulia station.
Alba Iulia to Lyon train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Alba Iulia station.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Lyon is to train which takes 25h 48m and costs €220 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €260 and takes 30h 50m.
What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Alba Iulia to Lyon Part Dieu via Arad, Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 25h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alba Iulia to Lyon via Orăștie in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–340
Flights from Sibiu to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Sibiu to Geneva International Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sibiu to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Sibiu to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sibiu to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Sibiu to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sibiu to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Geneva International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sibiu to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sibiu to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sibiu to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nuremberg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–39
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Brescia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Orăștie to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Bresica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Simeria to Timisoara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0788-577-936
- Website
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- €3–5
- Phone
- +40 265 977
- office@dudatrans.ro
- Website
- dudatrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Orăștie
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- dudatrans.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Alba Iulia to Lyon bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, arrive at Orăștie station.
Lyon is 1h behind Alba Iulia. It is currently 5:35 PM in Alba Iulia and 4:35 PM in Lyon.
Alba Iulia to Lyon train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Arad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba Iulia to Lyon is 1753 km. It takes approximately 18h 43m to drive from Alba Iulia to Lyon.
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