There are 7 ways to get from Crete to Lyon by plane, busferry, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HER - LYS
6h 8m€111–266Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
45h 5mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Lyoncar
32h 33m€530–740Fly Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CHQ - LYS
6h 31m€128–334Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport, train
- 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
9h 12m€145–285Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieubus
45h 57mBus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
2d 9h
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Lyon is to fly which costs €110 - €270 and takes 6h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 57m.
The distance between Crete and Lyon is 2068 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Lyon without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 45h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Crete to Lyon, including transfers.
Crete to Lyon bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Lyon bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Lyon is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 8:02 AM in Crete and 7:02 AM in Lyon.
There are 3714+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Lyon, France?
easyJet, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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