There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Lyon by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ALA - LYS
13h 55m€303–920Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ALA - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
16h 5m€251–740Train, bus
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain
5d 13h€511–962Drive 6,772.2 km
- Drive from Almaty to Lyoncar 6,772.2 km
3d 3h€1,271–1,836Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane ALA - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain
15h 33m€345–704
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Lyon is to fly which costs €300 - €950 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Lyon is to fly which takes 13h 55m and costs €300 - €950.
The distance between Almaty and Lyon is 5545 km. The road distance is 6772.2 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Lyon without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 13h and costs €500 - €1000.
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from Almaty to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 4h behind Almaty. It is currently 4:10 AM in Almaty and 12:10 AM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Lyon is 6772 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Almaty to Lyon.
There are 2007+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Lyon, France?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and four other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–350
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- €180–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- €260–350
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Kazan-Pass to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- 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
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact 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
- €95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.com.ru
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- Markatek
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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