There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Nairobi by plane or 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 Nairobi (NBO)plane LYS - NBO
14h 23m$249–919Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GVA - NBO
16h 13m$468–759Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CFE - NBO
17h 54m$599–2,175Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CDG - NBO
13h 19m$492–699Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MRS - NBO
16h 37m$434–1,307Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Nairobi (NBO)plane TRN - NBO
17h 57m$324–1,010
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Nairobi is to train and fly which costs $460 - $800 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Nairobi is to train and fly which takes 13h 19m and costs $490 - $700.
The distance between Lyon and Nairobi is 6139 km.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Lyon to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 9:47 PM in Lyon and 11:47 PM in Nairobi.
There are 11747+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Nairobi, Kenya?
Turkish Airlines, Transavia France, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nairobi (NBO) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nairobi via Geneva International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Nairobi via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
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