There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Katowice by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LYS - KTW
7h 43mzł 475–1,177Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LYS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
7h 14mzł 237–1,206Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
18h 46mzł 1,264–2,415Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus N1315 / ...
24h 35mzł 600–900Drive 1,446 km
- Drive from Lyon to Katowicecar 1,446 km
14h 19mzł 1,018–1,471Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane GVA - KTW
9h 8mzł 690–1,434Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GVA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
8h 59mzł 492–1,363Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane LYS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Katowicetrain
8h 13mzł 443–1,553Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
26h 48mzł 738–859
Lyon to Katowice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Katowice is to fly and train which costs 230 zł - 1 300 zł and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Katowice is to fly and train which takes 7h 14m and costs 230 zł - 1 300 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Katowice via Frankfurt, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 46m.
The distance between Lyon and Katowice is 1214 km. The road distance is 1446 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Katowice without a car is to train which takes 18h 46m and costs 1 200 zł - 2 500 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Lyon to Katowice, including transfers.
Lyon to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Katowice train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Katowice is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs 470 zł - 1 200 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 200 zł - 2 500 zł and takes 18h 46m, you could also bus, which costs 600 zł - 900 zł and takes 24h 35m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Katowice, Poland?
LOT, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Katowice via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 18h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–950
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 370–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- informacja@kolejedolnoslaskie.eu
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–280
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–170
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–270
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–900
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 110–190
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 620–670
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Katowice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa.
Lyon to Katowice train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Katowice is 1446 km. It takes approximately 14h 19m to drive from Lyon to Katowice.
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