There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Lyon by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, 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)plane HEL - LYS
7h 58m€139–361Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
36h 52m€414–1,310Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
37h 46m€377–1,009Drive 3,905.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Lyoncar 3,905.5 km
41h 13m€714–1,032Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TLL - LYS
10h 16m€147–322Fly Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HEL - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 11m€157–407Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Berntrain Ice
- Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
43h 24m€574–1,604Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lyonbus N1326 / ...
44h 45m€255–425Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
2d 5h€642–1,040
Helsinki to Lyon by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Lyon is to ferry and fly which costs €140 - €330 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €130 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Lyon via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 45m.
The distance between Helsinki and Lyon is 2126 km. The road distance is 3905.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Lyon without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 36h 52m and costs €410 - €1400.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Helsinki to Lyon, including transfers.
Helsinki to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €130 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €430 and takes 44h 45m.
Helsinki to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Lyon is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 12:26 AM in Helsinki and 11:26 PM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Lyon via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 44h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- rezerwacje@unityline.pl
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- info@polferries.pl
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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