There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car 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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
5h 37m$142–337Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane LYS - BBU
10h 13m$70–260Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
22h 32m$120–400Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
32h 26m$442–781Drive 2,018.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bucharestcar 2,018.5 km
21h 26m$362–523Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
7h 27m$183–484Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militaribus 1921
36h 30m$75–140Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
37h 31m$103–148Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
23h 19m$459–656
Lyon to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Bucharest is to bus which costs $75 - $140 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $140 - $340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart twice a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 36h 30m.
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 Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 26m.
The distance between Lyon and Bucharest is 1690 km. The road distance is 2018.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 32m and costs $120 - $400.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Lyon to Bucharest, including transfers.
Lyon to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon 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 5h 37m and costs $140 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $440 - $800 and takes 32h 26m, you could also bus, which costs $75 - $140 and takes 36h 30m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bucuresti Nord via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, and Wien Hbf in around 32h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–180
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:47 PM in Lyon and 6:47 PM in Bucharest.
Lyon to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Bucharest is 2018 km. It takes approximately 21h 26m to drive from Lyon to Bucharest.
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