There are 6 ways to get from China to Lyon by plane, car, train, or subway
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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 43m€368–820Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- 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 47m€259–1,321Drive 10,133.8 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Lyoncar 10,133.8 km
4d 19h€1,563–2,258Fly 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 Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 14m€378–771Subway 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€276–1,118Fly 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 31m€353–965
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 €370 - €800 and takes 17h 14m.
The fastest way to get from China to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 16h 31m and costs €350 - €1000.
The distance between China and Lyon is 8351 km. The road distance is 10133.8 km.
It takes approximately 16h 43m to get from China to Lyon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between China to Lyon is 10134 km. It takes approximately 4 days 19h to drive from China to Lyon.
There are 3729+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between China and Lyon, France?
Air China, Air Dolomiti, 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
- €240–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
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
- €260–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
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 Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
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