There are 8 ways to get from Austria to Lyon by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)VIE - LYS
5h 3m€85–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to LyonN882 / ...
18h 7m€67–132Train
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg HauptbahnhofDrf / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
14h 5m€139–502Drive 1,092.6 km
- Drive from Vienna to Lyon1,092.6 km
11h 54m€175–253Fly Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SZG - LYS
6h 25m€108–248Fly Graz to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)GRZ - LYS
7h 31m€118–408Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MUC - LYS
6h 18m€113–284Fly Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)VIE - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
7h 38m€108–256
Austria to Lyon by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Lyon is to bus which costs €65 - €140 and takes 18h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €85 - €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, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf and Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
The distance between Austria and Lyon is 953 km. The road distance is 1092.6 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 14h 5m and costs €130 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 3m 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 3m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €500 and takes 14h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €140 and takes 18h 7m.
Austria to Lyon train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austria to Lyon is 1093 km. It takes approximately 11h 54m 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, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, and Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 14h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Graz to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Graz to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Graz to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €57
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €14–19
- Business
- €15–17
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–18
- Business
- €15–16
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/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
- €50–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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