There are 9 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 SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part DieuFr
10h 16m€98–255Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Take the bus from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
16h 48m€53–148Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to LyonN406
15h 5m€63–142Drive 860.4 km
- Drive from Koper to Lyon860.4 km
8h 20m€133–192Shuttle 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)LJU - LYS
9h 44m€197–382Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)419
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part DieuFr
11h 57m€86–272Shuttle 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)VCE - LYS
7h 48m€75–458Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)TRS - LYS
8h 15m€86–244Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)VCE - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
10h 33m€103–492
Koper to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Lyon is to bus which costs €60 - €150 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Lyon is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 48m and costs €70 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Koper Banka and arriving at Lyon via Trieste. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 5m.
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 15h 5m and costs €60 - €150.
It takes approximately 10h 16m 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 16m and costs €95 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €150 and takes 15h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €250 and takes 8h 15m.
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 20m 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 16m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Trieste to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €60–130 and the journey takes 13h 5m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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
- €60–130
- 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
- €16–23
- 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
- €55–80
- 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
- €50–70
- 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
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €27–40
- Private
- €140–270
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around France
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Book your Koper to Lyon bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 3725+ hotels available in Lyon.








































