There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Lyon by plane, car, or train
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PEK - LYS
16h 3m€428–969Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PKX - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
20h 14m€267–1,390Drive 10,039.8 km
- Drive from Beijing to Lyoncar 10,039.8 km
4d 18h€1,538–2,222Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PKX - LYS
17h 28m€268–1,419Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PEK - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 8m€467–990Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane PEK - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
15h 55m€403–1,014
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Lyon is to fly which costs €420 - €1000 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 15h 55m and costs €400 - €1100.
The distance between Beijing and Lyon is 8344 km. The road distance is 10039.8 km.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Beijing to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h behind Beijing. It is currently 8:47 AM in Beijing and 2:47 AM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Lyon is 10040 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Beijing to Lyon.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Lyon, France?
Air China, LOT, and seven other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,900
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,700
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,700
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,400
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- €2–4
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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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