There are 5 ways to get from Indianapolis to Lyon by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane IND - LYS
15h 42m€277–1,017Fly Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IND - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 42m€275–1,088Bus to Covington, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CVG - LYS
18h 25m€398–1,539Fly Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane IND - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
19h 36m€735–2,787Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORD - LYS
19h 15m€309–962
Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Lyon is to train and fly which costs €300 - €1000 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Lyon is to fly which takes 15h 42m and costs €270 - €1100.
The distance between Indianapolis and Lyon is 7119 km.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Indianapolis to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 5h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 12:40 PM in Indianapolis and 5:40 PM in Lyon.
There are 3729+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Lyon, France?
Aer Lingus, Delta, and Air France fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
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 Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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