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)LYS - PEN
21h 20mRM 1,472–5,073Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Penang International Airport (PEN)GVA - PEN
23h 5mRM 1,738–6,093Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Penang International Airport (PEN)ZRH - PEN
23h 52mRM 1,684–10,066Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Penang International Airport (PEN)MXP - PEN
24h 7mRM 1,671–4,931Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Penang International Airport (PEN)NCE - PEN
24h 25mRM 1,530–5,198Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Penang International Airport (PEN)BSL - PEN
23h 32mRM 1,787–6,761
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 train and fly which costs RM 1600 - RM 11000 and takes 23h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to George Town is to fly which takes 21h 20m and costs RM 1400 - RM 5500.
The distance between Lyon and George Town is 10032 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Lyon to George Town, including transfers.
George Town is 7h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:16 AM in Lyon and 3:16 PM in George Town.
There are 2564+ hotels available in George Town.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and George Town, Malaysia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Penang International Airport (PEN) 4 times a day.
- 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
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,500–4,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
- 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 Geneva International Airport to Penang International Airport via Dubai, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,800–6,500
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 1,500–4,900
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 1,600–6,000
- 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 Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,600–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Doha, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,400
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 1,500–4,900
- 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 1,300–4,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–4,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Penang International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,300–4,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–8,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Penang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–9,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Penang International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,900–6,000
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 210–600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 190–700
- 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 240–1,300
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 240–700
- 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 72
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
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