There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Macedonia by train, plane, car, or bus
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 Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane GVA - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
8h 42m$188–450Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
11h 23m$118–333Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeldbus
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
29h 21mDrive 1,996 km
- Drive from Lyon to Macedoniacar 1,996 km
19h 21m$358–517Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LYS - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
11h 13m$144–306Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain Ic / ...
29h 23m$206–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain Ic / ...
31h 41m$176–220Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
43h 9m$324–372
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $110 - $340 and takes 11h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Macedonia is to train and fly and drive which takes 8h 42m and costs $180 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Lyon, Ibis Hotel and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Tempo - od centra, Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 9m.
The distance between Lyon and Macedonia is 1654 km. The road distance is 1996 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 29h 23m and costs $200 - $290.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Lyon to Macedonia, including transfers.
Lyon to Macedonia bus services, operated by Optop Travel, depart from Lyon, Ibis Hotel station.
Lyon to Macedonia bus services, operated by Optop Travel, arrive at Nis station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:13 PM in Lyon and 6:13 PM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Macedonia is 1996 km. It takes approximately 19h 21m to drive from Lyon to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Macedonia via Tempo - od centra, Autobuska stanica, Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 43h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
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
- $30–65
- 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
- $35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Bern Car Terminal Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- niko_ekspres@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–330
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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