There are 4 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 12m€368–1,318Fly 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
18h 50m€356–1,289Bus 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 34m€451–1,642Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORD - LYS
17h 27m€499–906
Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €490 - €950 and takes 17h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Lyon is to fly which takes 16h 12m and costs €360 - €1400.
The distance between Indianapolis and Lyon is 7119 km.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from Indianapolis to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 7:31 PM in Indianapolis and 1:31 AM in Lyon.
There are 4070+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Lyon, France?
Aer Lingus, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- 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
- €470–1,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- 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
- €350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
- 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
- €280–1,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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