There are 7 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
6h 45m€165–310Car 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€311–578Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Mytilene to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Drive from Port of Thessaloniki to Lyoncar
27h 21m€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 Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 25m€168–284Car 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 11m€199–357Ferry, bus via Tirana
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieubus
43h 55mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrachebus
46h 48m
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 and train which costs €160 - €290 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lesbos to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €160 - €310.
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 6h 45m to get from Lesbos to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h behind Lesbos. It is currently 4:57 AM in Lesbos and 3:57 AM in Lyon.
There are 3634+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Lesbos, Greece and Lyon, France?
Aegean Airlines, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- 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
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 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
- + 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
- €9–24
- 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
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- 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
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.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 Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €30–50
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €65–80
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €60–70
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €80–100
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