There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Prague by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, 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 Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
4h 48mKč 2,246–4,768Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Praguebus N1759
14h 50mKč 1,900–3,300Train via Munich
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
14h 51mKč 6,865–22,052Drive 1,052.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Praguecar 1,052.9 km
9h 43mKč 4,008–5,789Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
6h 37mKč 2,774–6,505Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.train Ec
20h 1mKč 9,066–27,865Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Jean Mace to Valence Villetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 36mKč 2,731–4,949
Lyon to Prague by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Prague is to bus which costs 1 900 Kč - 3 300 Kč and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 2 200 Kč - 4 800 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Prague. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Prague. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
The distance between Lyon and Prague is 876 km. The road distance is 1052.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 14h 50m and costs 1 900 Kč - 3 300 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Lyon to Prague, including transfers.
Lyon to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Prague train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 2 200 Kč - 4 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 900 Kč - 3 300 Kč and takes 14h 50m, you could also train via Munich, which costs 6 500 Kč - 23 000 Kč and takes 14h 51m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Prague, Czechia?
Volotea, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) every 4 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Prague once daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,900–3,300 and the journey takes 14h 50m. RegioJet also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,600–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,600–18,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–6,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–6,500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–4,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–8,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,700–4,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–12,000
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,400
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,400
- 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 Jean Mace to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–850
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–3,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–2,800
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–4,100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Lyon to Prague train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Prague is 1053 km. It takes approximately 9h 43m to drive from Lyon to Prague.
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