There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Nitra by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, train, 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LYS - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
7h 39m€84–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Bratislavabus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus 403437 / ...
20h 35m€81–137Train via Dijon
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain Re
18h 5m€201–378Drive 1,267.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Nitracar 1,267.3 km
12h 58m€193–279Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane GVA - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
9h 24m€117–305Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LYS - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
9h 27m€88–214Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane GVA - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
11h 7m€111–277Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain Re
18h 31m€231–431Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus RegioJet 95
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Nitrabus 606705
23h 11m€104–145Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Nitracar
14h 46m€281–398
Lyon to Nitra by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Nitra is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 7h 39m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Nitra via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Nitra via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Trnava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
The distance between Lyon and Nitra is 1088 km. The road distance is 1267.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Nitra without a car is to train via Dijon which takes 18h 5m and costs €200 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Lyon to Nitra, including transfers.
Lyon to Nitra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Nitra train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Nitra is to train via Dijon which takes 18h 5m and costs €200 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 20h 35m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nitra via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, and Trnava in around 18h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Nitra via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 20h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- 1st Class
- €60–75
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- 1st Class
- €80–110
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- €50–70
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €4–6
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 0903 500 000
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
- 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
- €60–95
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Nitra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava station.
Lyon to Nitra train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Nitra is 1267 km. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Lyon to Nitra.
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