There are 4 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)plane SDF - LYS
16h 9m€306–1,217Bus 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€302–1,018Bus 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
17h 40m€385–1,454Fly 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 9m€329–1,201
Louisville International Airport (SDF) 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 - €1100 and takes 18h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Lyon is to fly which takes 16h 9m and costs €300 - €1300.
The distance between Louisville and Lyon is 7174 km.
It takes approximately 16h 9m to get from Louisville to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 4:07 AM in Louisville and 10:07 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 Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Covington to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- 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
- 6 times a week
- 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
- +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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