There are 7 ways to get from China to Lyon by plane, car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 23m€499–971Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International 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 38m€318–1,599Drive 10,131.9 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Lyoncar 10,131.9 km
4d 19h€1,557–2,248Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PKX - LYS
17h 52m€330–1,623Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- 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 4m€327–1,619Fly 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 28m€467–897Fly 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
16h 10m€463–1,065
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Lyon is to fly and train which costs €460 - €900 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from China to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 16h 10m and costs €460 - €1100.
The distance between China and Lyon is 8351 km. The road distance is 10131.9 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from China to Lyon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between China to Lyon is 10132 km. It takes approximately 4 days 19h to drive from China to Lyon.
There are 4109+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between China and Lyon, France?
Air China, LOT, and seven other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 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
- €310–2,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,900
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–2,000
- 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
- €310–1,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- 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
- €310–1,600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- 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
- €280–1,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–2,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–2,000
- 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
- €310–2,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,600
- 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
- €320–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–2,100
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,700
- 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
- €290–1,500
- 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
- €290–1,500
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- en.bcia.com.cn
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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
- €26–45
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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