There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Matka 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 from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane LYS - SKP
9h 57m$94–342Train, bus via Bologna
- 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 Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
22h 28m$215–247Drive 1,873.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Matkacar 1,873.9 km
17h 59m$336–485Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane GVA - SKP
7h 17m$162–507Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane BSL - SKP
8h 58m$171–484Bus via Bern
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
30h 22m$163–178Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
31h 18m$133–254Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
38h 42mDrive, 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 Matkacar
19h 51m$439–616
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Matka is to bus via Bern which costs $160 - $180 and takes 30h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Matka is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Matka. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at S. Glumovo Shkolo via Bern and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 22m.
The distance between Lyon and Matka is 1446 km. The road distance is 1873.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Matka without a car is to train and bus via Bologna which takes 22h 28m and costs $210 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Lyon to Matka, including transfers.
Lyon to Matka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Matka is to fly which takes 9h 57m and costs $90 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Bern, which costs $160 - $180 and takes 30h 22m.
Lyon to Matka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Matka is 1874 km. It takes approximately 17h 59m to drive from Lyon to Matka.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Matka, North Macedonia?
Austrian Airlines, Twin Jet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to S. Glumovo Shkolo via Bern, Skopje, Transporten Centar, and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii in around 30h 22m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skopje International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skopje International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Basel to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Basel to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skopje International Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- 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
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- $45–60
- Smart Flex
- $45–60
- 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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- $45–70
- 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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $60–80
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $75–110
- 1st Class
- $110–140
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $21–28
- 1st Class
- $40–55
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
Bus from Bern to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Lausanne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
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