There are 5 ways to get from Louisville to Lyon by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LEX - LYS
14h 37m€366–1,431Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane IND - LYS
18h 36m€303–1,169Fly Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SDF - LYS
15h 39m€307–1,217Bus to Covington, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CVG - LYS
18h€385–1,554Fly Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SDF - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 37m€318–1,227
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €300 - €1200 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Lyon is to drive and fly which takes 14h 37m and costs €360 - €1500.
The distance between Louisville and Lyon is 7210 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Louisville to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 3:35 AM in Louisville and 9:35 AM in Lyon.
There are 3764+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Charlotte, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Charlotte, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Charlotte, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Charlotte, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- 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
- €310–1,400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- Rail 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €45–60
- 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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