There are 3 ways to get from Lyon to Charlotte by plane or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane LYS - CLT
15h 34m$330–720Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane GVA - CLT
16h 54m$318–855Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LYS - RDU
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
19h 10m$537–1,295
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Charlotte is to train and fly which costs $310 - $900 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Charlotte is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs $330 - $750.
The distance between Lyon and Charlotte is 4406 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Lyon to Charlotte, including transfers.
Charlotte is 6h behind Lyon. It is currently 7:34 PM in Lyon and 1:34 PM in Charlotte.
There are 846+ hotels available in Charlotte.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Charlotte, NC, USA?
British Airways, American Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Brussels, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- 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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- $45–70
- 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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $60–80
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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