There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Palenque by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, bus, shuttle
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME)plane LYS - CME
- Take the bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
26h 36m$8,119–31,309Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane LYS - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
24h 15m$6,609–25,759Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane GVA - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
25h 33m$6,841–26,805Train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenobletrain
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)plane GNB - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenquebus
41h 33m$7,118–27,862Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)plane LYS - TGZ
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
28h 59m$7,919–31,599
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Palenque is to train and fly and bus which costs $6500 - $27000 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Palenque is to fly and bus which takes 24h 15m and costs $6500 - $26000.
The distance between Lyon and Palenque is 9388 km.
It takes approximately 26h 36m to get from Lyon to Palenque, including transfers.
Palenque is 8h behind Lyon. It is currently 4:00 AM in Lyon and 8:00 PM in Palenque.
There are 30+ hotels available in Palenque.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Palenque. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME), walk to Ciudad Del Carmen, take the bus to Villahermosa, walk to Villahermosa, then take the shuttle to Palenque. Alternatively, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA), walk to Villahermosa Airport, then take the bus to Palenque.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Montreal, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–24,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via London Gatwick, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–26,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Manchester, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via London Gatwick, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Birmingham, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Paris Orly, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–31,000
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via London Gatwick, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–27,000
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport via Birmingham, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–27,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Montreal, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–31,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via London Gatwick, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–30,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–30,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–30,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Madrid, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–34,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via London Heathrow, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–30,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Montreal, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–30,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–31,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Madrid, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–34,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport via Montreal, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–30,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via Montreal, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–28,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport via London Gatwick, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–31,000
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
- $490–1,300
- 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 Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- 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
- $650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +52 981 811 9910
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $310–460
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 981 816 3445
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–340
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 993 131 3048
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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