There are 11 ways to get from Croatia to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, train (Trenitalia), or car train
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Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAG - LYS
7h 34m€107–259Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 35m€40–140Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
14h 43m€105–299Drive 1,037.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Lyoncar 1,037.5 km
10h 23m€160–231Fly Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RJK - LYS
9h 6m€146–527Fly Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SPU - LYS
4h 51m€88–293Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- 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€86–588Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZAG - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 29m€136–318Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain Ec
- 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
17h 7m€118–333Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Lyonbus N953
21h 37m€51–87Drive, 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€244–336
Croatia to Lyon by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to bus via Lyon which costs €50 - €90 and takes 21h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs €85 - €300.
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 17h 7m.
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 14h 43m and costs €100 - €300.
It takes approximately 7h 34m 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 34m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €140 and takes 16h 35m, you could also train, which costs €110 - €340 and takes 17h 7m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost €80–140 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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- 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
- €95–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- 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 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
- +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
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
- +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
- Phone
- +386 (0)51 224 222
- info@drd.si
- Website
- drd.si
Bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://www.drd.si/
- 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
- €80–140
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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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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