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There are 11 ways to get from Donetsk to Lyon by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane

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  1. Taxi, bus, train via Hanover

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Donetsk to Криворіжжяtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Криворіжжя to Дмитрівкаbus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Дмитрівка to Синельникове-1taxi taxi
    4. Take the train from Синельникове-1 to Dnipro-Holovnyitrain train
    5. Take the bus from Dnipro Central Bus Station to Hannover Hbfbus bus
    6. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    7. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    8. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    34h 4m
    €498–662

  2. Bus, train, fly to Turin Caselle Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane KRR - TRN
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    25h 47m
    €141–409

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain train
    3. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus 399
    4. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus N77 / ...
    5. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    6. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3d 7h
    €317–495

  4. Drive  3,023.7 km

    1. Drive from Donetsk to Lyoncar car 3,023.7 km
    35h 18m
    €554–800

  5. Bus, train, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane KRR - LYS
    29h 52m
    €250–622

  6. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Donetsk to Цукуринеtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Цукурине to Izyumbus bus
    3. Take the train from Izium to Lvivtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Lviv to Lyonbus bus
    2d 12h
    €163–255

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyonbus bus
    2d 17h
    €234–714

  8. Bus, train via Homel

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Gomeltrain train
    3. Take the bus from Gomel Bus Station to Poznańbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Poznan, Bus Station to Lyonbus bus
    3d 6h
    €299–474

  9. Bus, train, fly to Geneva International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane KRR - GVA
    4. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    24h 8m
    €159–406

  10. Bus, train, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane plane KRR - NCE
    4. Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain train
    5. Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    22h 42m
    €256–828

  11. Bus, train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane KRR - MXP
    4. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    24h 14m
    €163–427

Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration23h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket€172Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,480.6 km
  • Duration: 34h 4m

What companies run services between Donetsk, Ukraine and Lyon, France?

You can take a bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Lyon via Rostov-on-Don bus station, Minsk Central Bus Station, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 2d 17h.

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