There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Pula by train, ferry, car ferry, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
13h 1m€178–227Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
7h 53m€86–826Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
15h 45m€92–145Drive 956.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Pulacar 956.5 km
9h 40m€153–221Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
13h 8m€204–428Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 12m€196–473Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pula Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane LYS - PUY
7h 47m€126–266Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
9h 48m€120–881Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LYS - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Novigrad
- Take the bus from Novigrad to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 10m€224–706Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rijeka Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane LYS - RJK
- Take a shuttle bus from Rijeka Airport to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
11h 20m
Lyon to Pula by train, ferry, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Pula is to bus via Venice which costs €90 - €150 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Pula is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €120 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Pula. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Lyon and Pula is 852 km. The road distance is 956.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Pula without a car is to train and line 2 ferry and car ferry which takes 13h 1m and costs €170 - €230.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Lyon to Pula, including transfers.
Lyon to Pula bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Pula is to bus via Venice which takes 15h 45m and costs €90 - €150. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 7h 47m.
Lyon to Pula bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Venice - Mestre Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Pula is 957 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Lyon to Pula.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Pula, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Venice - Mestre Bus Station and Venezia Mestre in around 15h 45m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pula Airport (PUY) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pula Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- fils.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–215
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €103
- Private
- €129
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28
- Private
- €71
Bus from Novigrad to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €103
- Private
- €129
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 99 525 8911
- information@rijeka-airport.hr
- Website
- rijeka-airport.hr
Shuttle from Rijeka Airport to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- rijeka-airport.hr
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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