There are 4 ways to get from Lyon to Alexandria by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane LYS - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
11h 5mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
12h 36m$162–416Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane GVA - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
12h 3mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LYS - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
11h 3m$208–476
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which costs $160 - $420 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Alexandria is to fly and bus which takes 11h 3m and costs $200 - $480.
The distance between Lyon and Alexandria is 2752 km.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Lyon to Alexandria, including transfers.
There are 229+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Alexandria. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the train to Geneve, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Borg El Arab via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Borg El Arab via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Borg El Arab via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–390
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
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 Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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