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

    best
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)planeLYS - KUF
    2. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    15h 1m
    ₽25,533–111,533

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV)planeGVA - ULV
    3. Take the bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzranbus
    4. Take the train from Syzran 1 to Samaratrain
    26h 6m
    ₽11,636–60,676

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
    4. Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus stationbus720
    2d 21h
    ₽17,636–35,459

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurttrain84
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain11 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus905 / ...
    4. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Samaratrain
    2d 23h
    ₽25,984–44,860

  5. Drive 3,989.9 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Samaracar3,989.9 km
    43h 25m
    ₽56,526–81,648

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)planeGVA - KUF
    3. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    16h 31m
    ₽26,834–96,644

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kazan (KZN)planeLYS - KZN
    2. Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    23h 50m
    ₽14,705–73,335

  8. Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
    2. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)planeTRN - KUF
    3. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    18h 58m
    ₽27,934–108,313

  9. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)planeMXP - KUF
    4. Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    19h 45m
    ₽16,414–84,293

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kazan (KZN)planeGVA - KZN
    3. Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    23h 55m
    ₽16,006–83,446

  11. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kazan, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kazan (KZN)planeZRH - KZN
    4. Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
    24h 56m
    ₽19,726–88,126

  12. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the train from Minsk Pas to Samaratrain
    3d 1h
    ₽14,839–32,703

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain
    3. Drive from Hamburg Altona to Samaracar
    2d 3h
    ₽55,314–142,676

Lyon to Samara by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 23hAverage Duration
Ticket₽25,984Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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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