There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Saimaa by plane, train, unknown, bus, car, car train, or ferry
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 Helsinki Airport, train, travel
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LYS - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
10h 48mTrain, bus, travel via Paris
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenrantatrain S 9
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
47h 36mDrive, car train, travel
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Walk from Hamburg Hbf to Saimaaunknown
37h 26mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
10h 58mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry, train, travel
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane LYS - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
14h 31mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Kehl train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenrantatrain S 9
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
2dTrain, bus, travel via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain 84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Centerbus
- Take the train from Lahti to Lappeenrantatrain S 9 / ...
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
2dBus, travel
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to Lappeenranta, Tulolaituribus Ob6
- Walk from Lappeenranta, Tulolaituri to Saimaaunknown
2d 3hBus, travel via Prague
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Lappeenranta, Travel Centerbus
- Walk from Pappilankangas P to Saimaaunknown
2d 9h
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lyon and Saimaa is 2367 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Saimaa without a car is to train and bus and travel via Paris which takes 47h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Lyon to Saimaa, including transfers.
Saimaa is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:56 AM in Lyon and 4:56 AM in Saimaa.
There are 77+ hotels available in Saimaa.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Saimaa, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Saimaa. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, take the train to Tikkurila, take the train to Lappeenranta, then travel to Saimaa. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saimaa via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Porte Maillot, Paris, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Länsiterm. T2, Rautatieasema, Helsinki Central Station, and Lappeenranta in around 47h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Lahti to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- 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
- €45–120
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- 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
- €35–120
- 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
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kehl train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to Lappeenranta, Tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Lappeenranta, Travel Center
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to Lappeenranta, Tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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