There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Prague by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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)LYS - PRG
4h 49mKč 1,685–4,395Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to PragueN1759
14h 40mKč 1,400–3,100Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc082 / ...
14h 13mKč 3,748–6,843Drive 1,055 km
- Drive from Lyon to Prague1,055 km
9h 33mKč 3,894–5,625Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)GVA - PRG
6h 29mKč 1,672–6,843Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRe
14h 37mKč 5,138–6,593Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.Ec
19h 45mKč 8,422–17,518
Lyon to Prague by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Prague is to bus which costs 1 400 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 400 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Prague. Services depart five times a week, 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 Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 37m.
The distance between Lyon and Prague is 876 km. The road distance is 1055 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Prague without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 13m and costs 3 700 Kč - 7 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 49m 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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 400 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 400 Kč - 3 100 Kč and takes 14h 40m, you could also train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 5 000 Kč - 7 000 Kč and takes 14h 37m.
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 1,400–3,100 and the journey takes 14h 40m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–6,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–8,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–8,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–3,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–3,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–6,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–3,200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–850
- 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
- Kč 1,000–3,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,550–1,650
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 350–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–330
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–240
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,300
- 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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Prague is 1055 km. It takes approximately 9h 33m to drive from Lyon to Prague.
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