There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Graz by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or train (TGV)
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 Graz Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane LYS - GRZ
6h 37m€177–439Bus via Piacenza
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Piacenza Central Train Stationbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Piacenza to Grazbus
17h 55m€37–61Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Graz Hbftrain Rjx / ...
12h 50m€153–232Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhofbus
17h 27m€445–717Drive 1,083.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Grazcar 1,083.4 km
11h 3m€205–296Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Graz Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane GVA - GRZ
8h 32m€184–504Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LYS - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
7h 19m€117–376Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Graz Hbftrain 613 / ...
16h 49m€236–548
Lyon to Graz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Graz is to bus via Piacenza which costs €35 - €65 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Graz is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €170 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Graz. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof via Trieste Centrale and Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Graz. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Graz Hbf via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
The distance between Lyon and Graz is 838 km. The road distance is 1083.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Graz without a car is to train which takes 12h 50m and costs €150 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Lyon to Graz, including transfers.
Lyon to Graz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Graz train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Graz is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €170 - €440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €240 and takes 12h 50m, you could also bus, which costs €440 - €750 and takes 17h 27m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Graz, Austria?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Graz Airport (GRZ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Graz Hbf via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre in around 12h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Graz Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia Mestre to Graz Hbf
- *
- €65–100
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €54
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €111
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €280–460
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €124
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Piacenza Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Piacenza to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Graz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trieste station.
Lyon to Graz train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Graz is 1083 km. It takes approximately 11h 3m to drive from Lyon to Graz.
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