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There are 15 ways to get from Lyon to Kyiv by train, bus, train (TGV), 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 32m

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

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Suceava (SCV)plane plane LYS - SCV
    2. Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kolomiya to Kyivbus bus
    23h 47m
    ₴5,123–17,923

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    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
    35h 18m
    ₴12,856–27,081

  4. Drive 2,375.1 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Kyivcar car 2,375.1 km
    25h 3m
    ₴18,372–26,536

  5. 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

  6. Bus via Braunschweig

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Brunswick central stationbus bus N235
    2. Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus bus Mykolayiv
    32h 32m

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    39h 57m
    ₴5,764–8,492

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbftrain train Ter
    3. Take the bus from Freiburg im Breisgau Bus Station to Kyiv Bus stationbus bus
    41h 46m
    ₴7,491–15,053

  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 27m
    ₴21,356–31,025

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

    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
    ₴7,112–22,551

  11. 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

  12. 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
    30h 1m
    ₴6,133–17,473

  13. 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 5m

  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 20m

  15. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Suceava, 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 Suceava (SCV)plane plane MXP - SCV
    4. Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus stationbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Kolomiya to Kyivbus bus
    22h 42m
    ₴6,802–20,431

Lyon to Kyiv by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration35h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket₴12,856Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kyiv, Ukraine?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Kyiv-Pas. via Strasbourg, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, and Warszawa Wschodnia in around 35h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St. via Braunschweig, Berliner Platz in around 32h 32m.

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