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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Samara by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA)plane plane LYS - URA
    2. Take the bus from Uralsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus
    19h 4m
    ₽26,562–93,762

  2. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV)plane plane GVA - ULV
    3. Take the bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzranbus bus
    4. Take the train from Syzran 1 to Samaratrain train
    32h 27m
    ₽15,662–43,789

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus 720
    2d 21h
    ₽23,607–40,443

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 905 / ...
    4. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Samaratrain train
    3d
    ₽35,591–75,003

  5. Drive  3,987.5 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Samaracar car 3,987.5 km
    43h 34m
    ₽60,168–86,910

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kurumoch International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane plane LYS - KUF
    2. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus
    13h 11m
    ₽19,721–41,721

  7. Train to Basel, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane plane BSL - KUF
    3. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus
    18h 43m
    ₽24,739–54,029

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane plane GVA - KUF
    3. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus
    15h 36m
    ₽21,830–46,617

  9. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kazan, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kazan (KZN)plane plane LYS - KZN
    2. Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus
    22h 59m
    ₽22,093–58,723

  10. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kazan, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kazan (KZN)plane plane GVA - KZN
    3. Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus bus
    23h 39m
    ₽16,202–41,619

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Minsk Pas to Samaratrain train
    3d 1h
    ₽16,764–41,043

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Samaracar car
    2d 1h
    ₽58,128–85,129

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration12h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket₽22,971Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,711.1 km
  • Duration: 19h 4m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Samara, Russia?

You can take a bus from Lyon to Samara Central Bus station via Warsaw, Bus Station West, Warsaw West, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Saratov in around 2d 21h.

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