There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Kuopio by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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 Kuopio
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kuopio (KUO)plane GVA - KUO
10h 46m€199–523Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kuopio (KUO)plane LYS - KUO
10h 53m€105–395Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Stationbus
46h 4m€378–728Drive 3,587.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kuopiocar 3,587.5 km
37h 54m€648–936Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kuopiotrain
12h 32m€190–380Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Joensuu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane GVA - JOE
- Take the bus from Kauppatori L to Tulobus
14h 54m€282–700Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kuopiotrain
2d 1h€290–551Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Stationbus
2d 2h€398–814Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Stationbus N1206
2d 4h€228–385Train, bus via Riga
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Kuopio, Bus Stationbus
2d 5h€297–504Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kuopiocar
42h 22m€607–903
Lyon to Kuopio by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kuopio is to fly which costs €100 - €400 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kuopio is to train and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs €190 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Kuopio station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Kuopio, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Lyon and Kuopio is 2492 km. The road distance is 3587.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kuopio without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 4m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Lyon to Kuopio, including transfers.
Lyon to Kuopio bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kuopio is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €390 and takes 2 days 4h.
Lyon to Kuopio bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kuopio is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:18 PM in Lyon and 1:18 PM in Kuopio.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kuopio, Finland?
Eurowings, Finnair, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kuopio (KUO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Kuopio, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuopio via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Dusseldorf, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Stockholm, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
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
- 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
- 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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- 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
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kuopio, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Kuopio, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- info@savonlinja.fi
- Website
- savonlinja.fi
Bus from Kauppatori L to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://savonlinja.fi/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kuopio is 3588 km. It takes approximately 37h 54m to drive from Lyon to Kuopio.
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