There are 9 ways to get from Czechia to Lyon by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or 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 Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PRG - LYS
4h 58m€68–220Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
15h 51m€220–353Bus
- Take the bus from Prague to Lyonbus FlixBus N106
16h 50m€95–150Drive 1,053.3 km
- Drive from Prague to Lyoncar 1,053.3 km
9h 48m€198–286Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DRS - LYS
7h 37m€181–535Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VIE - LYS
6h 26m€105–321Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
8h 8m€189–369Bus via Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
16h 59m€71–122Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
18h 52m€326–381
Czechia to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Czechia to Lyon is to bus via Lyon Perrache Bus Station which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Czechia to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €65 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague and arriving at Lyon. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Czechia to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Schwandorf, Nuernberg Hbf, Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 51m.
The distance between Czechia and Lyon is 875 km. The road distance is 1053.3 km.
The best way to get from Czechia to Lyon without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 15h 51m and costs €220 - €360.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Czechia to Lyon, including transfers.
Czechia to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Prague station.
Czechia to Lyon train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Czechia to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €65 - €220. Alternatively, you can train via Nuremberg, which costs €220 - €360 and takes 15h 51m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 16h 50m.
What companies run services between Czechia and Lyon, France?
Volotea, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Lyon Part Dieu via Schwandorf, Nürnberg Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 15h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–900
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €64
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €244
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Czechia to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Czechia to Lyon train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Schwandorf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Czechia to Lyon is 1053 km. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Czechia to Lyon.
Book your Czechia to Lyon train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Czechia to Lyon bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
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