There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Killarney by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK)LYS - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarney
8h 44m€99–217Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kerry Airport (KIR)LYS - KIR
10h 20m€64–190Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Drive from Cork Port to Killarney
24h 54mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)LYS - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Killarney Mission Road
10h 49m€118–198Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cork Airport (ORK)GVA - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarney
10h 49m€118–346Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LYS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarney
10h 12m€105–243Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Take the bus from Burgh Quay to Killarney Mission Road300
35h 52m€171–317
Lyon to Killarney by bus, foot, subway, train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Killarney is to fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Killarney is to fly and train which takes 8h 44m and costs €95 - €220.
The distance between Lyon and Killarney is 1332 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Killarney without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 35h 52m and costs €170 - €320.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Lyon to Killarney, including transfers.
Killarney is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 4:48 PM in Lyon and 3:48 PM in Killarney.
There are 430+ hotels available in Killarney.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Killarney, Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kerry Airport (KIR) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via Nantes, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €20–28
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
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- 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
- €95–140
- 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
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Killarney Mission Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
Bus from Burgh Quay to Killarney Mission Road
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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