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There are 15 ways to get from Lyon to Kyiv by train, bus, car, plane, or car train

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  1. Train, bus via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus bus
    27h 20m

  2. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Iași International Airport, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane plane BGY - IAS
    4. Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar car
    5. Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.train train
    27h 47m
    ₴7,078–23,496

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain train 95
    5. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.train train 68
    34h 35m
    ₴13,177–22,792

  4. Drive 2,375.1 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Kyivcar car 2,375.1 km
    25h 3m
    ₴18,409–26,591

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane LYS - RMO
    2. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    17h 40m

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Essen central train stationbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus bus Mykolayiv
    31h 37m

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    38h 55m
    ₴7,978–13,036

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 84
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station Southside to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus Euroclub
    39h 29m
    ₴8,020–9,867

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hannover Hbf to Kyivcar car
    25h 23m
    ₴21,267–31,041

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane GVA - RMO
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    17h 5m

  11. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Suceava, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Suceava (SCV)plane plane LYS - SCV
    2. Take the bus from Suceava ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    23h 16m
    ₴7,337–21,387

  12. Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain train
    2. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane TRN - RMO
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    19h 2m

  13. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport, drive, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane plane LYS - IAS
    2. Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar car
    3. Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.train train
    26h 26m
    ₴7,927–19,467

  14. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane plane MXP - RMO
    4. Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus bus
    20h 14m

  15. Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Iași International Airport, drive, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain train
    2. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane plane TRN - IAS
    3. Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar car
    4. Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.train train
    27h 3m
    ₴9,355–38,833

Lyon to Kyiv by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration34h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket₴13,177Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kyiv, Ukraine?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Kyiv-Pas. via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Wschodnia in around 34h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. via Essen central train station and Südviertel, Essen in around 31h 37m.

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