There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Chernobyl by train, plane, bus, taxi, car, or car train
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane GVA - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
19hTrain, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Iași International Airport, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BGY - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the train from Бэлць-Ораш to Kyiv-Pas.train
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
30h 44m₴5,461–17,845Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Кіптibus
- Take the taxi from Кіптi to Chernobyltaxi
32h 47mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyitrain 68
- Take the taxi from Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi to Chernobyltaxi
36h 17m₴15,104–20,980Drive 2,360.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Chernobylcar 2,360.1 km
26h 33m₴18,519–26,750Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane LYS - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
19hTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
- 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 Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane MXP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
22h 15mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Lyon to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
45h 38mBus, taxi via Kraków
- Take the bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Chernihivbus
- Take the taxi from Slavutych to Chernobyltaxi
2d 2h₴9,944–16,642Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Chernobylcar
25h 56m₴21,436–31,141
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Chernobyl is to train and bus and fly and taxi which costs 5 000 ₴ - 18 000 ₴ and takes 30h 44m.
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The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chernobyl is to drive and car train which takes 25h 56m and costs 21 000 ₴ - 32 000 ₴.
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The distance between Lyon and Chernobyl is 2649 km. The road distance is 2360.1 km.
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The best way to get from Lyon to Chernobyl without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 32h 47m and costs .
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It takes approximately 19h to get from Lyon to Chernobyl, including transfers.
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Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Chernobyl is 2360 km. It takes approximately 26h 33m to drive from Lyon to Chernobyl.
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There are two+ hotels available in Chernobyl.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chernobyl, Ukraine?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Chernobyl. However, you can take the train to Geneve, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport (RMO), walk to Chisinau Airport, take the bus to Soroca, take the bus to Vinnytsia, take the bus to Kyiv, walk to Demiivska, take the subway to Kontraktova Ploscha, walk to Kontraktova Square, take the line 12 vehicle to Tarasa Shevchenka Square, walk to Kyiv Polissia, take the bus to Katyuzhanka, then take the taxi to Chernobyl. Alternatively, you can take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Aachen Hbf, walk to Aachen, Hauptbahnhof, take the bus to Aachen, Kaiserplatz, walk to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, take the bus to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St., walk to Kyiv, take the bus to Кіптi, then take the taxi to Chernobyl.
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- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,500–11,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–14,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–5,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴4,600–19,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,500–12,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–5,500
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–9,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,900–14,000
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,800–13,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,500–12,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–11,000
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
- ₴1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₴1,300–2,000
- Rail 1st Class
- ₴2,100–3,000
- 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
- ₴1,700–3,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₴1,700–2,200
- 1st Class
- ₴2,700–3,500
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₴6,000–8,000
- 1st Class
- ₴7,500–10,000
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴4,200–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₴4,200–5,500
- 1st Class
- ₴5,500–7,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,800–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–1,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–4,700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- ₴2,200–3,200
- Comfort
- ₴2,500–3,500
- Premium
- ₴3,600–4,700
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₴800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₴1,100–1,400
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–3,500
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,700–3,500
Train from Бэлць-Ораш to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,300
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–1,900
- 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
- ₴220–280
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴4,800–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Soroca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Soroca to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Vinnytsia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kyiv to Кіптi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Lyon to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhanka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴30–190
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴400–650
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴220–850
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ₴650–850
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Chernihiv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Estimated price
- ₴500–2,000
Uklon
- Website
- uklon.com.ua
Opti
- Phone
- 579
- Website
- opti.global
Bolt app
- Website
- bolt.eu
Avrora
- Phone
- +380442271000
- Website
- avrora-taxi.kiev.ua
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