There are 4 ways to get from Lyon to Dakar by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane LYS - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
10h 21m$338–679Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane GVA - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
14h 21m$274–796Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane MRS - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
11h 31m$296–1,745Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane CFE - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
17h 17m$456–1,770
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Dakar is to train and fly and bus which costs $270 - $800 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Dakar is to fly and bus which takes 10h 21m and costs $330 - $700.
The distance between Lyon and Dakar is 4106 km.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Lyon to Dakar, including transfers.
Dakar is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 9:50 PM in Lyon and 8:50 PM in Dakar.
There are 1500+ hotels available in Dakar.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Dakar, Senegal?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Dakar. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), walk to Dakar AIBD, take the bus to Dakar, walk to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, then take the bus to Place de la nation. Alternatively, you can take the train to Geneve, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), walk to Dakar AIBD, take the bus to Dakar, walk to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, then take the bus to Place de la nation.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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
- $30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $55–90
- Rail 1st Class
- $90–130
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $60–80
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
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