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There are 8 ways to get from Kyiv to Lyon by bus, plane, train, train (TGV), car, or car train

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  1. Bus, 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 3m
    €158–429

  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 Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    40h 22m
    €120–178

  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 Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    26h 40m

  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 Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83
    5. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    37h 24m
    €461–829

  5. Drive  2,384.2 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Lyoncar car 2,384.2 km
    24h 59m
    €450–650

  6. Bus, 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
    €212–493

  7. Bus

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

  8. 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
    32h 22m
    €462–649

Kyiv to Lyon by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration37h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€461Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,459.5 km
  • Duration: 15h 3m

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, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 37h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyiv Bus station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 40h 22m.

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