There are 7 ways to get from Buffalo to Lyon by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BUF - LYS
15h 1m€501–1,840Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane YYZ - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
15h 26m€407–902Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane YTZ - LYS
17h 9m€435–837Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane YYZ - LYS
15h 22m€423–718Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BUF - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 27m€469–1,711Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YTZ - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
19h 35m€463–1,008Shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YYZ - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
18h 32m€451–789
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buffalo to Lyon is to shuttle and fly which costs €420 - €750 and takes 15h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Buffalo to Lyon is to fly which takes 15h 1m and costs €500 - €1900.
The distance between Buffalo and Lyon is 6390 km.
It takes approximately 15h 1m to get from Buffalo to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Buffalo. It is currently 12:45 AM in Buffalo and 6:45 AM in Lyon.
There are 4118+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and Lyon, France?
JetBlue Airways, Aer Lingus, and five other airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–410
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- €21–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- €21–55
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- €19–30
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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- 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
- €70–150
- 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
- €28–45
- 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
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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