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There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Helsinki by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane LYS - HEL
    7h 51m
    €108–288

  2. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 344
    4. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry ferry
    41h 17m
    €267–541

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    47h
    €152–330

  4. Train, night train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rjx
    4. Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralnighttrain night train 304
    5. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry ferry
    2d 9h
    €391–725

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane GVA - HEL
    8h 1m
    €122–387

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane LYS - TLL
    2. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry ferry
    10h 51m
    €132–364

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane GVA - TLL
    3. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry ferry
    11h 1m
    €151–433

  8. Train, Bus via Vienna

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain train
    2. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain train
    5. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    6. Take the bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    47h 22m
    €263–659

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Marijampolėbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Marijampolė to Tallinn Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 1h
    €180–625

  10. Drive 3,906.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Helsinkicar car 3,906.6 km
    41h 7m
    €705–1,018

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar car
    40h 48m
    €705–1,028

Lyon to Helsinki by train, bus, and ferry

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration41h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket€267Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Helsinki, Finland?

Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Helsinki, Bus Station via Warsaw, Bus Station West and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 47h.

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