There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Czechia by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
4h 47mKč 1,747–5,369Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N1315 / ...
17h 25mKč 1,700–3,700Train, 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 central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
13h 22mKč 5,717–9,750Drive 1,052.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Praguecar 1,052.9 km
9h 43mKč 4,843–6,995Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- 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 37mKč 2,431–6,825Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane LYS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Usti nad Labemtrain
8h 40mKč 4,709–12,829Train 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 39mKč 5,817–9,650Train
- 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
20h 1mKč 8,428–13,570
Lyon to Czechia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 25m.
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 39m.
The distance between Lyon and Czechia is 876 km. The road distance is 1052.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Czechia without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 22m and costs 5 500 Kč - 10 000 Kč.
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 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 700 Kč - 3 700 Kč and takes 17h 25m, you could also train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 5 500 Kč - 10 000 Kč and takes 14h 39m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Czechia?
Volotea, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florenc 5 times a day. Tickets cost Kč 2,400–3,700 and the journey takes 17h 25m. RegioJet also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–12,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–11,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–14,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–14,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–6,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–3,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–5,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–5,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–4,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Dresden Hbf to Usti nad Labem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 180–380
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,500–9,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 300–460
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–3,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,900
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc 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 1053 km. It takes approximately 9h 43m to drive from Lyon to Czechia.
Book your Lyon to Czechia train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Lyon to Czechia bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and two other operators.
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