There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Austria by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LYS - VIE
4h 46m€81–243Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
14h 34m€185–318Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus FlixBus N882
17h 14mDrive 1,115.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Viennacar 1,115.2 km
11h 21m€178–257Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane LYS - SZG
6h 40m€97–249Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane LYS - GRZ
7h 28m€148–418Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane GVA - VIE
6h 31m€105–290Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 9m€112–283Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 49m€126–350Train via Munich
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
14h 57m€122–498
Lyon to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Austria is to fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Austria. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Stephansplatz via Genève, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Mitte-Landstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 34m.
The distance between Lyon and Austria is 953 km. The road distance is 1115.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Austria without a car is to train which takes 14h 34m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Lyon to Austria, including transfers.
Lyon to Austria train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €80 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €320 and takes 14h 34m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 17h 14m.
Lyon to Austria train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Geneve station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Austria is 1115 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Lyon to Austria.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Stephansplatz via Genève, Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Wien Mitte, and Mitte-Landstraße in around 14h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- +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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–18
- Business
- €15–16
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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