There are 11 ways to get from Koper to Lyon by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
10h 4m€113–265Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Lyonbus N406
14h 44m€63–154Drive 860.4 km
- Drive from Koper to Lyoncar 860.4 km
8h 24m€132–191Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LJU - LYS
8h 19m€202–382Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 419
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
11h 46m€84–275Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Piran to Port of Veniceferry
- Take the bus from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 48m€68–188Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TRS - LYS
7h 41m€112–295Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
7h 48m€75–458Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 24m€139–344Bus to Rijeka Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RJK - LYS
12h 53m€168–639Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BLQ - LYS
9h 23m€104–297
Koper to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Lyon is to bus which costs €60 - €160 and takes 14h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Lyon via Trieste. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
The distance between Koper and Lyon is 866 km. The road distance is 860.4 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Lyon without a car is to bus which takes 14h 44m and costs €60 - €160.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Koper to Lyon, including transfers.
Koper to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
The best way to get from Koper to Lyon is to train which takes 10h 4m and costs €110 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €160 and takes 14h 44m.
Koper to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Lyon is 860 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Koper to Lyon.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Lyon, France?
You can take a vehicle from Koper to Lyon Part Dieu via Trieste Centrale and Torino Porta Susa in around 10h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Trieste to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €60–150 and the journey takes 13h 5m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–800
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27–40
- Private
- €140–270
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 91 422 0110
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €38–75
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €75
- Child 3-11
- €38
- Child 0-2.99
- €0
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