There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Romania by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car 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
5h 57m$74–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbftrain Tha
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
23h$126–380Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- 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
32h 42m$454–723Drive 2,020.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bucharestcar 2,020.2 km
21h 26m$362–523Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LYS - CLJ
8h 9m$97–289Fly 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 30m$138–248Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane GVA - TSR
8h 45m$125–347Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militaribus 1921
37h 20m$81–139Bus via Turin
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Bucharest Militari Bus Stationbus FlixBus
38h 45mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
23h 19m$469–666
Lyon to Romania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Romania is to bus which costs $80 - $140 and takes 37h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $70 - $230.
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 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Piata Unirii via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 42m.
The distance between Lyon and Romania is 1689 km. The road distance is 2020.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h and costs $120 - $380.
It takes approximately 5h 57m 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 TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $70 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $450 - $750 and takes 32h 42m, you could also bus, which costs $80 - $140 and takes 37h 20m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Piata Unirii via Dijon Ville, Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 32h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–53
- 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
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- 1st Class
- $95–130
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $65–85
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- 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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $120–190
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Bucharest Militari Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 4:49 AM in Lyon and 5:49 AM in Romania.
Lyon to Romania train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Dijon Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Romania is 2020 km. It takes approximately 21h 26m to drive from Lyon to Romania.
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