There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Czechia by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
4h 47mKč 2,013–5,135Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Praguebus FlixBus N106
17h 5mKč 1,700–3,100Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
13h 57mDrive 1,055.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Praguecar 1,055.3 km
9h 38mKč 3,938–5,688Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
6h 30mKč 2,268–6,303Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
14h 37mKč 6,740–13,289Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.train Ec
19h 59mKč 8,960–26,373
Lyon to Czechia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to bus which costs 1 700 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 2 000 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Prague. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Czechia. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 37m.
The distance between Lyon and Czechia is 876 km. The road distance is 1055.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Czechia without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Lyon to Czechia, including transfers.
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Czechia train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 2 000 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 700 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 17h 5m, you could also train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 6 500 Kč - 14 000 Kč and takes 14h 37m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Czechia?
Volotea, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Prague once daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,800–3,100 and the journey takes 17h 5m. RegioJet also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–13,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–3,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,600–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–5,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Kč 650–1,400
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Lyon to Czechia train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Czechia is 1055 km. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from Lyon to Czechia.
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