There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Prague by plane, train, bus, night train, train (TGV), or car
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 1,816–5,138Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Praguebus N1759
14h 40mKč 1,600–3,100Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 50
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
13h 41mKč 5,793–10,698Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
19h 58mKč 8,380–18,462Train 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 31mKč 1,988–5,892Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ec
14h 24mKč 6,583–11,998Drive 1,055.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Praguecar 1,055.3 km
9h 37mKč 4,024–5,812
Lyon to Prague by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Prague is to bus which costs 1 600 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 1 800 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Prague. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14h 40m.
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 Genève and Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 58m.
The distance between Lyon and Prague is 876 km. The road distance is 1055.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Prague without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 41m and costs 5 500 Kč - 11 000 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 1 800 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 600 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 14h 40m, you could also train, which costs 6 500 Kč - 12 000 Kč and takes 14h 24m.
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 1,800–3,100 and the journey takes 14h 40m. RegioJet also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–7,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–15,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- 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 1,900–3,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–3,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–4,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–3,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Kč 550–1,500
- 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 2,300–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–330
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 230–400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 240–370
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Prague is 1055 km. It takes approximately 9h 37m to drive from Lyon to Prague.
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