There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Macedonia by plane, train, 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.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
11h 3m$93–264Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
29h 36mDrive 1,996.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Macedoniacar 1,996.1 km
19h 22m$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$134–300Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane GVA - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Macedoniacar
14h 30m$116–568Train, 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
31h 37m$178–225Bus
- 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 to Petrichbus
43h 31mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Macedoniacar
21h 15m$459–646
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $90 - $270 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Macedonia is to fly and train which takes 11h 3m and costs $90 - $270.
The distance between Lyon and Macedonia is 1745 km. The road distance is 1996.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 37m and costs $170 - $230.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Lyon to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 11:31 AM in Lyon and 12:31 PM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Macedonia is 1996 km. It takes approximately 19h 22m to drive from Lyon to Macedonia.
There are 347+ hotels available in 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, and Petrich in around 43h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- $27–70
- 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
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- 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
- $280–490
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- chona@abv.bg
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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