There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to China by plane, subway, or train
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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)LYS - PEK
18h 33m¥3,248–4,949Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)MXP - PEK
18h 55m¥2,192–7,789Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)LYS - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
17h 25m¥2,232–6,639Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)GVA - PEK
15h 43m¥2,464–7,048Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)LYS - HKG
18h 29m¥2,767–5,785Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)LYS - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
16h 31m¥2,259–8,663
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 train and fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥7500 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to China is to train and fly which takes 15h 43m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7500.
The distance between Lyon and China is 8351 km.
It takes approximately 18h 33m to get from Lyon to China, including transfers.
There are 491+ 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
- csair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- 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
- +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
- ¥210–290
- 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
- ¥360–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥420–1,200
- 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
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥124
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
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