There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Austria by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 45m€92–243Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Vienna Erdbergbus FlixBus N882 / ...
17h 19m€83–136Train
- 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 36m€225–499Drive 1,115.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Viennacar 1,115.2 km
11h 22m€181–261Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane LYS - SZG
6h 25m€127–369Train 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 35m€116–311Fly 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€136–365Train 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 59m€150–413
Lyon to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Austria is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €90 - €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 and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
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 36m and costs €220 - €500.
It takes approximately 4h 45m 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 45m and costs €90 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €500 and takes 14h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 17h 19m.
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 22m to drive from Lyon to Austria.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa City, and Lufthansa fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Stephansplatz via Genève, Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf. in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Salzburg Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- 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
- €30–55
- 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
- €95–280
- 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
- €27–50
- 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
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@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
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- 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
- +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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Vienna Erdberg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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