There are 10 ways to get from Croatia to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, train (Trenitalia), or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAG - LYS
7h 29m€92–239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 35m€40–65Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus 402 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
15h 20m€109–250Drive 1,037.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Lyoncar 1,037.5 km
10h 23m€157–227Fly from Split Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SPU - LYS
4h 51m€83–323Fly from Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RJK - LYS
9h 6m€194–543Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
7h 43m€85–588Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
16h 48m€118–293Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Lyonbus FlixBus N953
21h 37m€56–112Drive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Lyoncar
11h 57m€233–325
Croatia to Lyon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs €80 - €330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb - Bus Station station and arriving at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 48m.
The distance between Croatia and Lyon is 891 km. The road distance is 1037.5 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Lyon without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 20m and costs €100 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Croatia to Lyon, including transfers.
Croatia to Lyon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Zagreb - Bus Station.
Croatia to Lyon train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €90 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €65 and takes 16h 35m, you could also train, which costs €110 - €300 and takes 16h 48m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Lyon, France?
Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost €65–95 and the journey takes 16h 35m. Union Ivkoni also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–280
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–900
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Lyon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Croatia to Lyon train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Lyon is 1038 km. It takes approximately 10h 23m to drive from Croatia to Lyon.
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