There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Lesbos by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane LYS - MJT
9h€164–330Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chios Airport (JKH)plane LYS - JKH
- Take the ferry from Chios to Mytileneferry
12h 1m€122–364Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
35h 5m€364–654Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Thessalonikicar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
27h 37m€517–907Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane GVA - MJT
12h 15m€205–360Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Thessalonikibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
41h 43mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
46h 26mBus, ferry via Aleksinac
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Aleksinac, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Aleksinac, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
2d 5h€376–663
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Lesbos is to fly and ferry which costs €120 - €370 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Lesbos is to fly which takes 9h and costs €160 - €330.
The distance between Lyon and Lesbos is 1965 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Lesbos without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 41h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h to get from Lyon to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:56 AM in Lyon and 1:56 AM in Lesbos.
There are 467+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Lesbos, Greece?
Brussels Airlines, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chios Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Aleksinac, Autobuska stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Tirana to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Aleksinac, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–440
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–360
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Ferry from Chios to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €35–50
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €45–65
Ferry from Chios to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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