There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Killarney by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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 Cork Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane LYS - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
7h 59m€111–337Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LYS - KIR
11h 10m€71–232Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Killarneycar
25h 2m€273–344Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cork Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane GVA - ORK
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
10h 4m€140–401Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LYS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
9h 46m€103–276Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LYS - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Mallowtrain
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
11h 47m€113–397Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 12 to Killarney Missionbus 722
35h 45m
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Killarney is to fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Killarney is to fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs €110 - €340.
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 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Lyon to Killarney, including transfers.
Killarney is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 4:51 PM in Lyon and 3:51 PM in Killarney.
There are 475+ hotels available in Killarney.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Killarney, Ireland?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kerry Airport (KIR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via London Gatwick, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Dublin Heuston to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €20–28
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Train from Limerick Junction to Mallow
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–9
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 61 511070
- hello@flightlink.ie
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 12 to Killarney Mission
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Flight Link Limited
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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