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How to get fromKyiv to Lyonby bus, plane, train, train (TGV), car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Kyiv to Lyon by bus, plane, train, train (TGV), car, or car train

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  1. Bus, bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane RMO - LYS
    15h 8m
    €158–439

  2. Bus via Milan

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Bus station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lyonbus bus 729 / ...
    41h 6m
    €121–178

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus bus
    2. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    27h 26m

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Wien Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83
    5. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    36h 35m
    €493–963

  5. Drive  2,383.3 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Lyoncar car 2,383.3 km
    25h 9m
    €380–549

  6. Bus, bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    4. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane RMO - GVA
    5. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    16h 18m
    €221–472

  7. Bus, bus to Iași International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Mohyliv-Podilskyibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyy to Bălți Gas Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bălți to Iasi, Autogara Vestbus bus
    5. Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane IAS - LYS
    21h 8m

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv to Lyonbus bus Kyiv-Lyon
    42h 37m
    €159–253

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    31h 52m
    €390–544

Kyiv to Lyon by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration36h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€493Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,459.5 km
  • Duration: 15h 8m

What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Lyon Part Dieu via Wien Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 36h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyiv Bus station to Lyon via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 41h 6m.

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