There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Chennai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chennai International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LYS - MAA
16h 23m₹30,681–112,471Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chennai 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 Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MXP - MAA
19h 58m₹21,299–52,362Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane GVA - MAA
16h 53m₹32,253–75,323Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCE - MAA
20h 12m₹39,637–72,028Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)plane LYS - BLR
- Take the bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ksr Bengaluru to Peramburtrain
21h 47m₹29,871–113,671
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Chennai is to train and fly which costs ₹21,000 - ₹55,000 and takes 19h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chennai is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs ₹30,000 - ₹1,20,000.
The distance between Lyon and Chennai is 7866 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Lyon to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 4h 30m ahead of Lyon. It is currently 2:37 AM in Lyon and 7:07 AM in Chennai.
There are 926+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chennai, India?
Emirates flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–100,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–85,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–55,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–65,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–100,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–80,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–55,000
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹18,000–47,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹19,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–100,000
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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,900–6,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₹2,900–4,300
- Rail 1st Class
- ₹4,500–6,500
- 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
- ₹3,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₹3,500–4,700
- 1st Class
- ₹5,500–7,500
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₹9,000–12,000
- 1st Class
- ₹12,000–16,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₹2,700–3,900
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹480–600
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ksr Bengaluru to Perambur
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹230–1,800
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹230–280
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–800
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹850–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,400–1,800
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹70–300
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- ₹70–90
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹220–300
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