There are 8 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)plane LYS - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
7h 54m€98–314Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane LYS - KIR
11h 10m€54–190Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Killarneycar
25h 1m€230–399Fly 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 Killarneytrain
9h 50m€101–252Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LYS - SNN
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Killarney Mission Roadbus
10h 45m€126–253Train 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 Cork to Killarneytrain
10h 4m€122–332Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Killarneytrain Ic
31h 47m€228–868Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 709 / ...
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Killarney Mission Roadbus 722
37h 2m
Lyon to Killarney by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Killarney is to fly which costs €50 - €190 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Killarney is to fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs €95 - €320.
The distance between Lyon and Killarney is 1332 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Killarney without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 47m and costs €220 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Lyon to Killarney, including transfers.
Killarney is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 7:20 AM in Lyon and 6:20 AM in Killarney.
There are 252+ hotels available in Killarney.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Killarney, Ireland?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kerry Airport (KIR) once daily.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kerry Airport via La Rochelle, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €25–35
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
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- 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
- €60–130
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Killarney Mission Road
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- 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
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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