There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Kalamata by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, 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)plane LYS - KLX
8h 14m€156–567Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
10h 55m€103–271Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
35h 54m€205–426Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
36h 32m€221–370Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Corinth Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Kalamatabus
39h 22mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane GVA - KLX
9h 14m€179–420Bus via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamatabus
46h 15mTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
2d 2h€226–430Drive 2,410.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kalamatacar 2,410.6 km
29h 34m€436–630
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €280 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €150 - €600.
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 Isthmos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 22m.
The distance between Lyon and Kalamata is 1736 km. The road distance is 2410.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kalamata without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 35h 54m and costs €200 - €430.
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 €150 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 39h 22m.
Lyon to Kalamata bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Kalamata is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:44 AM in Lyon and 2:44 AM in Kalamata.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kalamata, Greece?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and eight 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, Doganes, Tirana, and Isthmos in around 39h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- 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
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- 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
- €17–26
- 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
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €130–170
- Smart Flex
- €140–180
- 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
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- 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
- €19–27
- 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 Isthmos to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Corinth Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €108–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €210–230
- Deck
- €108
- Aircraft-type seats
- €119
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €211
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €127–240
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €220–240
- Deck
- €127
- Aircraft-type seats
- €139
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €236
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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