There are 8 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)LYS - PRG
4h 48mKč 1,683–4,493Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to PragueN1759
14h 47mKč 1,400–3,100Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc082 / ...
14h 18mKč 3,733–6,727Drive 1,055.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Prague1,055.3 km
9h 33mKč 3,894–5,625Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)GVA - PRG
6h 28mKč 1,669–7,127Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRe
14h 38mKč 5,073–6,527Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní NádražíRegioJet 95
15h 50mKč 1,500–2,300Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.Ec
19h 45mKč 8,419–17,502
Lyon to Czechia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to bus which costs 1 500 Kč - 2 300 Kč and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon Perrache Bus Station station and arriving at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 15h 50m.
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 38m.
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 14h 18m and costs 3 700 Kč - 7 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Lyon to Czechia, including transfers.
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lyon Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Czechia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs 1 400 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 14h 47m, you could also train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 5 000 Kč - 7 000 Kč and takes 14h 38m.
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) every 4 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Prague 4 times a week. Tickets cost Kč 1,400–3,100 and the journey takes 14h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–4,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–8,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–3,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–5,000
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–3,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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
- Kč 600–850
- 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
- Kč 1,000–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- 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 1,500–1,600
- 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 1,300–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 350–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–330
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–240
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží station.
Lyon to Czechia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Czechia is 1055 km. It takes approximately 9h 33m to drive from Lyon to Czechia.
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