There are 4 ways to get from Irvine to Lyon by plane or train
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SNA - LYS
16h 2m€336–1,230Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SNA - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
19h 11m€324–1,225Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Tustin to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LAX - LYS
17h 24m€418–786Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SAN - LYS
19h 12m€408–1,262
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Irvine to Lyon is to train and fly which costs €410 - €800 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Irvine to Lyon is to fly which takes 16h 2m and costs €330 - €1300.
The distance between Irvine and Lyon is 9511 km.
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Irvine to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 9h ahead of Irvine. It is currently 12:09 PM in Irvine and 9:09 PM in Lyon.
There are 956+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Irvine, CA, USA and Lyon, France?
Delta, Air France, and five other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Tustin to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- 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
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Irvine to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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