There are 6 ways to get from China to Lyon by plane, car, subway, or train
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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
17h 23m€358–719Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- 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€276–868Drive 10,133.8 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Lyoncar 10,133.8 km
4d 19h€1,543–2,228Fly 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 48m€309–729Fly 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 57m€353–864Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Basel (BSL)plane PEK - BSL
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain
21h 16m€469–707
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 €300 - €750 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from China to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 16h 57m and costs €350 - €900.
The distance between China and Lyon is 8351 km. The road distance is 10133.8 km.
It takes approximately 17h 23m 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 3764+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between China and Lyon, France?
Air China, Air Dolomiti, and six other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- 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
- €300–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- 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
- €210–750
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- 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
- €250–850
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- Rail 1st Class
- €30–45
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
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–150
- 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
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €70–100
- 1st Class
- €100–130
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