There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Bucharest 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 from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
6h$85–290Train
- 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 11 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
31h 40m$514–1,373Bus via Brescia
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
34h 16m$199–283Drive 2,020.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bucharestcar 2,020.1 km
21h 25m$362–523Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
7h 54m$131–372Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
37h 34m$226–368
Lyon to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Bucharest is to fly which costs $85 - $290 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h and costs $85 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Bucureşti via Bresica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 40m.
The distance between Lyon and Bucharest is 1689 km. The road distance is 2020.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bucharest without a car is to train which takes 31h 40m and costs $500 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Lyon to Bucharest, including transfers.
Lyon to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h and costs $85 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,400 and takes 31h 40m, you could also bus via Brescia, which costs $190 - $290 and takes 34h 16m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bucuresti Nord via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 31h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Brescia - North Bus Station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 9:10 AM in Lyon and 10:10 AM in Bucharest.
Lyon to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Bucharest is 2020 km. It takes approximately 21h 25m to drive from Lyon to Bucharest.
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