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There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Russia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Pulkovo Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane GVA - LED
    14h 14m
    ₽11,579–30,449

  2. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pulkovo Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane LYS - LED
    12h 34m
    ₽10,960–27,510

  3. Train, bus via Magdeburg

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 12
    3. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    41h 11m
    ₽41,703–64,966

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Munich Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus bus
    2d
    ₽11,249–23,035

  5. Drive 2,942.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Moscowcar car 2,942.6 km
    29h 27m
    ₽37,945–54,810

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane plane GVA - SVO
    15h 11m
    ₽11,589–30,439

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Moscow Vnukovo

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane plane LYS - VKO
    13h 7m
    ₽18,535–46,720

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus bus
    41h 55m
    ₽38,572–79,536

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Heilbronn Central bus station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 905
    4. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain train
    2d 6h
    ₽28,717–45,198

  10. Bus via Poznań

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Poznan, Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Poznan, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus bus
    2d 13h
    ₽19,717–34,243

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Moscowcar car
    35h 46m
    ₽36,837–52,987

Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration10h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket₽9,471Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Russia?

You can take a bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Biblioteka Imeni Lenina via Munich Central Bus Station, Minsk Central Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Salaryevo in around 2d. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, AJet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a day.

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