There are 8 ways to get from Lesbos to Lyon by plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MJT - LYS
7h 15m€120–340Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
36h 4m€311–588Car ferry, bus, train via Budapest
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest-Nyugatibus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rj
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
46h 4mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Drive from Port of Thessaloniki to Lyoncar
27h 30m€450–767Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MJT - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 50m€189–359Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieubus
42h 5mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
42h 24m€199–353Car ferry, bus via Sofia
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrachebus
45h 23m€176–373
Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lesbos to Lyon is to fly which costs €120 - €340 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lesbos to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €120 - €340.
The distance between Lesbos and Lyon is 1965 km.
The best way to get from Lesbos to Lyon without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 36h 4m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Lesbos to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h behind Lesbos. It is currently 5:29 PM in Lesbos and 4:29 PM in Lyon.
There are 3714+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Lesbos, Greece and Lyon, France?
Aegean Airlines and easyJet fly from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–130
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €150–210
Ferry from Mytilene to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €40–60
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €70–90
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €65–85
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €90–110
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