There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Kalamata by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)LYS - KLX
8h 14m€136–437Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LYS - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
10h 55m€103–261Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia AvFr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to AnconaFr
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasAsf
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamata
36h 51m€197–447Train, ferry, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta SusaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to PatrasAsf
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamata
37h 3m€197–490Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
39h 6mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)GVA - KLX
9h 14m€170–486Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to KalamataUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3686
46h 5m€107–157Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
46h 15mDrive 2,410 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kalamata2,410 km
29h 22m€431–622
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 46h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €130 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Kalamata. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Kalamata via Mbikalimi Kamez, Tirana and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 6m.
The distance between Lyon and Kalamata is 1736 km. The road distance is 2410 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kalamata without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 36h 51m and costs €190 - €450.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Lyon to Kalamata, including transfers.
Lyon to Kalamata bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €130 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 39h 6m.
Lyon to Kalamata bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Kalamata is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:53 PM in Lyon and 8:53 PM in Kalamata.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kalamata, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Kalamata via Tirana, Mbikalimi Kamez, Pallati I Sportit, Tirana, and Ioannina in around 39h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €25–35
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Tirana to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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