There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Kampala by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Entebbe
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Entebbe (EBB)GVA - EBB
17h 33m$397–760Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Entebbe
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Entebbe (EBB)MRS - EBB
16h 38m$329–1,031Drive 8,808.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kampala8,808.3 km
4d 17h$1,578–2,279Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Entebbe (EBB)LYS - EBB
17h 18m$391–681Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Entebbe (EBB)TRN - EBB
22h 47m$358–1,132Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Entebbe
- 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 Entebbe (EBB)MXP - EBB
20h 14m$480–744Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kigali (KGL)LYS - KGL
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampala
24h 1m$338–1,030
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kampala is to fly which costs $390 - $700 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kampala is to train and fly which takes 16h 38m and costs $320 - $1,100.
The distance between Lyon and Kampala is 5954 km. The road distance is 8808.3 km.
It takes approximately 17h 33m to get from Lyon to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:19 AM in Lyon and 8:19 AM in Kampala.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kampala is 8808 km. It takes approximately 4 days 17h to drive from Lyon to Kampala.
There are 1993+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kampala, Uganda?
Turkish Airlines, Transavia France, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Entebbe (EBB) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Marseille Provence Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
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
- $30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $92
- 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
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- 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
- $5–7
- 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
- $18
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
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