There are 8 ways to get from Chania to Lyon by plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, train, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CHQ - LYS
6h 31m€108–239Bus and ferry, bus via Turin
- Take the busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeusbusferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuelebusferry
- Take the bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
43h 41mBus and ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
45h 49m€293–459Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HER - LYS
7h 46m€209–537Fly Chania International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CHQ - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 26m€137–273Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HER - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 36m€273–521Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Aigiobusferry
- Take the bus from Aígio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
2d 6hBus and ferry, car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from P.le Roma "D" to Ferrovia "D"ferry 4.2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
2d 11h€330–512
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Lyon is to fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Piraeus, Durrës and Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 41m.
The distance between Chania and Lyon is 1996 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Lyon without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Turin which takes 43h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Chania to Lyon, including transfers.
Chania to Lyon bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Lyon bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Port of Piraeus station.
Lyon is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 8:30 PM in Chania and 7:30 PM in Lyon.
There are 3893+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Lyon, France?
easyJet, Transavia France, and Aegean Airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Chania International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +302821093052
- info@e-ktel.gr
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–250
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–250
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Aígio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from P.le Roma "D" to Ferrovia "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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