There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LYS - ALA
12h 41m$238–668Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 15h$587–1,052Drive 6,781.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Almatycar 6,781.1 km
3d 3h$1,215–1,755Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GVA - ALA
14h 21m$253–706Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MRS - ALA
14h 16m$351–703Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TRN - ALA
17h 15m$263–809Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane BSL - ALA
16h 4m$453–791Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MXP - ALA
15h 36m$294–528
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Almaty is to fly which costs $230 - $700 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Almaty is to fly which takes 12h 41m and costs $230 - $700.
The distance between Lyon and Almaty is 5544 km. The road distance is 6781.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs $550 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from Lyon to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 11:28 PM in Lyon and 2:28 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Almaty is 6781 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Lyon to Almaty.
There are 3443+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Basel to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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