There are 5 ways to get from Louisville to Lyon by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SDF - LYS
15h 59m€326–1,217Bus to Covington, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)CVG - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
19h 10m€308–1,178Bus to Covington, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)CVG - LYS
18h€385–1,454Fly Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SDF - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
19h 59m€329–1,141Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)IND - LYS
18h 36m€322–1,168
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Lyon is to fly and train which costs €320 - €1200 and takes 19h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Lyon is to fly which takes 15h 59m and costs €320 - €1300.
The distance between Louisville and Lyon is 7174 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Louisville to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 2:21 AM in Louisville and 8:21 AM in Lyon.
There are 3686+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Lyon, France?
Delta, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Covington to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,500
- 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
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- €19–40
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