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 44mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Centerbus
- Take the train from Lahti to Lappeenrantatrain S 9 / ...
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
44h 19mDrive, car train, travel
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Walk from Lüneburg to Saimaaunknown
41h 56mTrain 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 53mFly 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 Pasila to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
14h 45mTrain, bus, travel via Helsinki
- 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, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Pasila to Lappeenrantatrain S 9 / ...
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
2dTrain, bus, travel #2
- 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 Lahti, Transport Centerbus
- Take the bus from 6 to Tulobus
- Walk from Tulo to Saimaaunknown
2d 3hTrain, bus, travel #3
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Tulobus Ob6
- Walk from Tulo to Saimaaunknown
2d 3h
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 which takes 44h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Lyon to Saimaa, including transfers.
Saimaa is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 11:28 AM in Lyon and 12:28 PM in Saimaa.
There are 91+ 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 Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, S Südkreuz Bhf, S Messe Nord/ZOB, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Lahti, Transport Center, Lahti, and Lappeenranta in around 44h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Lahti to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Pasila to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kehl train station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 6 to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 29 to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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