There are 9 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 48m€209–550Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kuopio (KUO)plane LYS - KUO
10h 53m€96–416Train, bus via Berlin
- 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€310–577Drive 3,587.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kuopiocar 3,587.5 km
37h 55m€655–946Train 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 31m€195–447Train 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 45m€282–697Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kuopiotrain
2d 3h€271–461Train, bus
- 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 Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kuopiotrain
2d 4h€317–565Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kuopiocar
42h 27m€618–903
Lyon to Kuopio by train, subway, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kuopio is to fly which costs €95 - €420 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kuopio is to train and fly which takes 10h 48m and costs €200 - €550.
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 via Berlin which takes 2 days 1h and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Lyon to Kuopio, including transfers.
Kuopio is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 10:14 AM in Lyon and 11:14 AM in Kuopio.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kuopio is 3588 km. It takes approximately 37h 55m to drive from Lyon to Kuopio.
There are 183+ hotels available 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.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuopio via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Dusseldorf, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Stockholm, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuopio via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- 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
- €130–550
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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- info@savonlinja.fi
- Website
- Savonlinja
Bus from Kauppatori L to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- Savonlinja
- 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
- €120–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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