There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Moscow by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane GVA - SVO
14h 41m₽11,262–33,548Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane LYS - SVO
12h 48m₽10,736–30,831Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
39h 39m₽27,513–55,791Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
43h 53m₽22,890–40,553Drive 2,942.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Moscowcar 2,942.6 km
29h 30m₽42,338–61,154Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane LYS - VKO
12h 53m₽20,481–40,651Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane GVA - VKO
14h 6m₽19,507–43,368Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Moscow Novoyasnevskayabus
47h 5m₽16,574–34,078Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Lublin, Bus Station Lublinbus
- Take the train from Lublin Glowny to Terespoltrain R
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
2d 1h₽18,642–34,219Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Moscowcar
31h 12m₽45,834–65,927
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Moscow is to bus which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 35000 and takes 47h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Moscow is to fly which takes 12h 48m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 31000.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Moscow. However, there are services departing from Lyon Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Moscow Novoyasnevskaya via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Minsk Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 5m.
The distance between Lyon and Moscow is 2608 km. The road distance is 2942.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Moscow without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 39h 39m and costs RUB 27000 - RUB 60000.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Lyon to Moscow, including transfers.
Lyon to Moscow bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lyon Perrache Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Moscow is to fly which takes 12h 48m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 31000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 35000 and takes 47h 5m.
Lyon to Moscow bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Moscow is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 9:53 AM in Lyon and 10:53 AM in Moscow.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Moscow, Russia?
Air Algérie, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Moscow Novoyasnevskaya via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Minsk Central Bus Station in around 47h 5m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Munich, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–28,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Zurich, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Vienna, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–29,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Split, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–29,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Munich, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–29,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–75,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–80,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–75,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–39,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–37,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–100,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–80,000
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
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–5,500
- 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
- ₽2,800–4,600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–28,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–9,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Lublin Glowny to Terespol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,100
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–11,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–9,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–22,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Moscow Novoyasnevskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,711
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Lublin, Bus Station Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Moscow is 2943 km. It takes approximately 29h 30m to drive from Lyon to Moscow.





































