There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Lyon by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SOF - LYS
6h 19m€92–277Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane OTP - LYS
7h 51m€79–270Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
26h 13m€199–314Drive 1,821.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lyoncar 1,821.3 km
17h 30m€281–406Fly Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOJ - LYS
8h 21m€117–297Fly Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VAR - LYS
8h 22m€183–370Fly Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SOF - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 56m€118–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
28h 42m€146–181Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyonbus
29h€144–350Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotelbus
38h 40m€267–307
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Lyon via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h.
The distance between Bulgaria and Lyon is 1533 km. The road distance is 1821.3 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Lyon without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 26h 13m and costs €190 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Bulgaria to Lyon, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Lyon bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €140 - €350 and takes 29h.
Bulgaria to Lyon bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Lyon is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 12:29 AM in Bulgaria and 11:29 PM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Lyon, France?
Wizz Air, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Lyon via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 29h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyon
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–280
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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