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
16h 3m€378–1,318Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- 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
18h 54m€347–1,126Bus 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
16h 27m€432–1,443Fly Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IND - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 58m€354–1,259Bus to Covington, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CVG - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
19h€418–1,384
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 €340 - €1200 and takes 18h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Lyon is to fly which takes 16h 3m and costs €370 - €1400.
The distance between Indianapolis and Lyon is 7119 km.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Indianapolis to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 11:18 PM in Indianapolis and 5:18 AM in Lyon.
There are 3999+ 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
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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