There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to China by plane, car, train, or subway
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LYS - PEK
16h 33m¥2,843–7,651Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LYS - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h¥1,829–8,136Drive 10,141.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Chongqingcar 10,141.3 km
4d 19h¥12,407–17,920Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GVA - PEK
15h 21m¥3,038–7,065Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane LYS - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 49m¥2,148–9,660Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane LYS - HKG
19h 48m¥2,664–4,982Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MXP - PEK
18h 53m¥2,731–14,852Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- 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 Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane MXP - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
19h 10m¥2,336–7,861
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to China is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥5000 and takes 19h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to China is to train and fly which takes 15h 21m and costs ¥3000 - ¥7500.
The distance between Lyon and China is 8351 km. The road distance is 10141.3 km.
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Lyon to China, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to China is 10141 km. It takes approximately 4 days 19h to drive from Lyon to China.
There are 584+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and China?
LOT, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Erevan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥190–490
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- ¥260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥470–800
- 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
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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