There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LYS - MEL
25h 56m$843–1,643Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MXP - MEL
30h 20m$713–1,806Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane LYS - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
35h$1,643–5,043Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GVA - MEL
27h 41m$716–1,539Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCE - MEL
30h$805–1,900Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZRH - MEL
28h 58m$928–2,038Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane LYS - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
43h 8m$1,255–4,086
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $700 - $1,900 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 56m and costs $800 - $1,700.
The distance between Lyon and Melbourne is 16638 km.
It takes approximately 25h 56m to get from Lyon to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:35 PM in Lyon and 4:35 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5359+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Emirates and Qantas fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- 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
- $40–60
- 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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- 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
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
- 1st Class
- $90–120
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $71–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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