There are 10 ways to get from Austria to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VIE - LYS
5h 5m€80–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Lyonbus N882 / ...
18h 17m€52–82Train
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train 968 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
14h 44m€132–472Drive 1,117.8 km
- Drive from Vienna to Lyoncar 1,117.8 km
11h 21m€178–257Fly Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SZG - LYS
6h 20m€98–248Fly Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane GRZ - LYS
7h 20m€148–418Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
6h 17m€113–288Fly Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 7m€124–321Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Innsbruck to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 3m€117–187Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Lyoncar
12h 11m€242–348
Austria to Lyon by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Lyon is to bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Austria to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Stephansplatz and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Wien Westbahnhof, München Hbf and Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
The distance between Austria and Lyon is 953 km. The road distance is 1117.8 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 14h 44m and costs €130 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Austria to Lyon, including transfers.
Austria to Lyon train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wien Westbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Austria to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €80 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €480 and takes 14h 44m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €85 and takes 18h 17m.
Austria to Lyon train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austria to Lyon is 1118 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Austria to Lyon.
What companies run services between Austria and Lyon, France?
Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Stephansplatz to Lyon Part Dieu via Westbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, and Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 14h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Wien Meidling to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €65–110
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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