There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Kampala by train, plane, 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 Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane GVA - EBB
17h 28m$408–700Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Entebbe
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Entebbe (EBB)plane MXP - EBB
20h 17m$281–820Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Entebbe (EBB)plane LYS - EBB
17h 18m$391–681Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Entebbe (EBB)plane MRS - EBB
16h 33m$331–1,149Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kigali (KGL)plane LYS - KGL
- Take the bus from Kigali to Kampalabus
24h 1m$289–1,131
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 33m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Lyon and Kampala is 5954 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Lyon to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:14 AM in Lyon and 7:14 AM in Kampala.
There are 1777+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kampala, Uganda?
Turkish Airlines, Transavia France, and six 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
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Marseille Provence Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Entebbe via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Entebbe via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- 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
- $260–1,100
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
- $30–45
- 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
- $60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- $90–130
- 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
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $40–55
- 1st Class
- $65–85
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Kigali to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
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