There are 3 ways to get from Lyon to Medina by plane or train
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Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane LYS - MED
11h 18mSAR 1,029–1,579Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane GVA - MED
13h 8mSAR 891–2,032Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane MRS - MED
9h 48mSAR 955–2,316
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Medina is to train and fly which costs 850﷼ - 2100﷼ and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Medina is to train and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs 950﷼ - 2400﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Medina is 3920 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Lyon to Medina, including transfers.
Medina is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:41 PM in Lyon and 9:41 PM in Medina.
There are 875+ hotels available in Medina.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Medina, Saudi Arabia?
Turkish Airlines, Royal Jordanian, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–1,700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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
- SAR 110–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–490
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- SAR 220–330
- Rail 1st Class
- SAR 340–490
- 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
- SAR 140–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- SAR 140–200
- 1st Class
- SAR 240–310
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 170–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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