There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to El Kef by plane, train, car ferry, bus, taxi, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tunis (TUN)plane LYS - TUN
- Take the train from Tunis Ville to El Keftrain
9h 39m$91–333Train, car ferry, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
- Take the bus from Algiers to Annababus
- Take the train from Annaba to Ghardimaoutrain
- Take the taxi from Ghardimaou to El Keftaxi
41h 54m$397–1,140Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rabah Bitat Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE)plane LYS - AAE
- Drive from Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) to El Kefcar
7h 2m$148–375Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Tunis, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tunis (TUN)plane GVA - TUN
- Take the train from Tunis Ville to El Keftrain
11h 29m$103–402Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport, night train, train, taxi
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL)plane LYS - CZL
- Take the night train from Constantine to Annabanighttrain
- Take the train from Annaba to Ghardimaoutrain
- Take the taxi from Ghardimaou to El Keftaxi
14h 46m$194–666Bus, car ferry, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lyon to Marseillebus
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Algierscarferry
- Take the bus from Algiers to Annababus
- Take the train from Annaba to Souk Arhastrain
- Drive from Souk Arhas to El Kefcar
42h 2m$340–1,013
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tunis (TUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to El Kef is to fly and train which costs $90 - $340 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to El Kef is to fly and drive which takes 7h 2m and costs $140 - $380.
The distance between Lyon and El Kef is 1315 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to El Kef without a car is to train and car ferry and bus and taxi which takes 41h 54m and costs $390 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Lyon to El Kef, including transfers.
El Kef is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 3:46 PM in Lyon and 2:46 PM in El Kef.
There are four+ hotels available in El Kef.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and El Kef, Tunisia?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to El Kef. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Tunis (TUN), walk to Aeroport Carthage, take the line 635 bus to Tunis Marine, walk to Tunis Marine, take the line 4 train to Place de Barcelone, walk to Tunis Ville, then take the train to El Kef. Alternatively, you can take the train to Marseille St Charles, walk to Saint-Charles, take the subway to Vieux-Port, walk to Vieux Port, take the car ferry to Algiers, walk to Algiers, take the bus to Annaba, walk to Annaba, take the train to Ghardimaou, then take the taxi to El Kef.
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rabah Bitat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rabah Bitat Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Phone
- +216 71 34 55 11
- brc@sncft.com.tn
- Website
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Tunis Ville to El Kef
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Annaba to Ghardimaou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Annaba to Souk Arhas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- (213) 21 71 15 10
- contact@sntf.dz
- Website
- sntf.dz
Night train from Constantine to Annaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- sntf.dz
- Phone
- (213) 21 77 00 66
- contact@sogral.dz
- Website
- sogral.dz
Bus from Algiers to Annaba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–410
- Schedules at
- sogral.dz
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $302
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- Phone
- +33 (0) 825 88 80 88
- Website
- corsicalinea.com
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $450–550
- Website
- Corsica Linea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $28–35
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