There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Romania by plane, train (TGV), bus, 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
6h$95–260Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Ter
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
33h 11m$497–855Bus via Brescia
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
34h 49m$190–258Drive 2,020.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bucharestcar 2,020.1 km
21h 27m$362–523Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LYS - CLJ
8h 55m$108–268Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane LYS - TSR
7h 25m$139–289Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane LYS - IAS
7h 22m$179–820Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
7h 54m$125–303Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
37h 34m$194–317
Lyon to Romania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which costs $95 - $260 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which takes 6h and costs $95 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Universitate via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 11m.
The distance between Lyon and Romania is 1689 km. The road distance is 2020.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Romania without a car is to train which takes 33h 11m and costs $490 - $900.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Lyon to Romania, including transfers.
Lyon to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Romania train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which takes 6h and costs $95 - $260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $490 - $900 and takes 33h 11m, you could also bus via Brescia, which costs $190 - $260 and takes 34h 49m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Universitate via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 33h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- 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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- 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
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $120–180
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bucharest station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:09 PM in Lyon and 2:09 PM in Romania.
Lyon to Romania train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Romania is 2020 km. It takes approximately 21h 27m to drive from Lyon to Romania.
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