There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Beijing by plane, car, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LYS - PEK
17h 53m¥3,242–4,949Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MXP - PEK
18h 46m¥2,337–4,772Drive 10,055.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Beijingcar 10,055.2 km
4d 18h¥12,559–18,141Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GVA - PEK
15h 28m¥3,055–5,833Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane CDG - PEK
14h 32m¥2,426–6,994Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane LYS - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
16h 40m¥2,441–7,154Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane GVA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
18h 50m¥2,354–9,038
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Beijing is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥4800 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Beijing is to train and fly which takes 14h 32m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7000.
The distance between Lyon and Beijing is 8344 km. The road distance is 10055.2 km.
It takes approximately 17h 53m to get from Lyon to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:59 PM in Lyon and 10:59 PM in Beijing.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Beijing is 10055 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Lyon to Beijing.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Beijing, China?
LOT, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- 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
- ¥200–280
- 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
- ¥350–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥122
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
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