There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to George Town by plane or 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 from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane LYS - PEN
21hRM 1,771–3,272Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane ZRH - PEN
23h 52mRM 1,683–10,059Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane GVA - PEN
22h 45mRM 2,037–6,086Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane NCE - PEN
25h 39mRM 1,944–5,279Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane MXP - PEN
24h 14mRM 1,701–5,024Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)plane BSL - PEN
26h 2mRM 1,760–6,169
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Penang International Airport (PEN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to George Town is to fly which costs RM 1700 - RM 3300 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to George Town is to fly which takes 21h and costs RM 1700 - RM 3300.
The distance between Lyon and George Town is 10032 km.
It takes approximately 21h to get from Lyon to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 7h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 9:59 AM in Lyon and 4:59 PM in George Town.
There are 2572+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–5,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–4,300
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–6,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,500
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–8,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–9,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–4,700
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 2,000–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–5,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,900
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
- RM 120–170
- 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
- RM 200–600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 210–550
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 220–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 260–490
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 270–650
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 21–26
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 71
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
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