There are 6 ways to get from Chengdu to Lyon by subway, plane, car, or train
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Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TFU - LYS
18h 49m€306–918Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TFU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
22h 6m€295–869Drive 10,017.3 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Lyoncar 10,017.3 km
4d 18h€1,520–2,196Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TFU - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
20h 46m€330–1,007Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CTU - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
22h 39m€360–1,105Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CTU - LYS
21h 47m€306–966
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Lyon is to subway and fly and train which costs €290 - €900 and takes 22h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Lyon is to subway and fly which takes 18h 49m and costs €300 - €950.
The distance between Chengdu and Lyon is 8406 km. The road distance is 10017.3 km.
It takes approximately 18h 49m to get from Chengdu to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 7h behind Chengdu. It is currently 8:00 AM in Chengdu and 1:00 AM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Chengdu to Lyon is 10017 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Chengdu to Lyon.
There are 3604+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Lyon, France?
Air China, Air Dolomiti, and eight other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Shenyang, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Urumqi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- 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
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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