There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Lyon by plane, ferry, bus, train, night train, car, 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 Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)HEL - LYS
8h 29m€108–278Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin Airport BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
37h 39m€234–664Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Take the train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
46h 7m€238–639Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof305
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part DieuTer
2d 10h€340–541Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)TLL - LYS
10h 12m€118–310Fly Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)HEL - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
9h 14m€121–272Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Lyon
47h 5m€144–274Bus via Tallinn
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Lyon
2d€186–349Drive 3,905.4 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Lyon3,905.4 km
40h 58m€701–1,012Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Drive from Fulda to Lyon
40h 47m€707–1,015
Helsinki to Lyon by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Lyon is to fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Lyon is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Lyon via Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 5m.
The distance between Helsinki and Lyon is 2128 km. The road distance is 3905.4 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Lyon without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 37h 39m and costs €230 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Helsinki to Lyon, including transfers.
Helsinki to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Lyon is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs €100 - €280. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs €140 - €280 and takes 47h 5m.
Helsinki to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw Bus Station West.
Lyon is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 6:55 AM in Helsinki and 5:55 AM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa and Finnair fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Lyon via Warsaw Bus Station West and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 47h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Lyon is 3905 km. It takes approximately 40h 58m to drive from Helsinki to Lyon.
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