There are 5 ways to get from Dakar to Lyon by bus, plane, car, ferry, or train
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Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DSS - LYS
9h 58m€215–476Drive, ferry
- Drive from Dakar to Port de Tanger Medcar
- Take the ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelonaferry
- Drive from Port de Barcelona to Lyoncar
2d 15h€626–938Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DSS - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 18m€314–527Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane DSS - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain
11h 49m€218–525Bus to Banjul, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Banjul (BJL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BJL - LYS
16h 50m€328–1,139
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dakar to Lyon is to bus and fly and train which costs €210 - €550 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Dakar to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 9h 58m and costs €210 - €480.
The distance between Dakar and Lyon is 4103 km.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Dakar to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 2h ahead of Dakar. It is currently 4:22 PM in Dakar and 6:22 PM in Lyon.
There are 3970+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Dakar, Senegal and Lyon, France?
There is no direct connection from Dakar to Lyon. However, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), walk to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, then take the train to Gare Part-Dieu - Villette. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dakar to Lyon via Port de Tanger Med and Port de Barcelona in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Banjul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Banjul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Banjul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
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 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- customerservices@gtsc.gm
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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