There are 8 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 Mulhouse
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Mulhouse 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
2dDrive, 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 44mTrain, bus, travel
- 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
2dTrain, bus, travel #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Parnu, Bus Station to Lappeenranta, Travel Centerbus
- Walk from Lappeenranta, Travel Center to Saimaaunknown
2d 2hBus, 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 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 via Mulhouse which takes 2 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Lyon to Saimaa, including transfers.
Saimaa is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:21 PM in Lyon and 2:21 PM in Saimaa.
There are 76+ 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 Mulhouse Ville, Mulhouse, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Länsiterm. T2, Rautatieasema, Helsinki Central Station, and Lappeenranta in around 2d.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- 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, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Lahti to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- 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 Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mulhouse to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- 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
- €60–170
- 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 Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Parnu, Bus Station to Lappeenranta, Travel Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- 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
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
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
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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