There are 13 ways to get from Lyon to Samara by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane LYS - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
16h 46m₽27,524–111,524Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV)plane GVA - ULV
- Take the bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzranbus
- Take the train from Syzran 1 to Samaratrain
29h 56m₽11,621–47,804Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus stationbus 720
2d 21h₽15,414–27,133Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Samaratrain
2d 23h₽20,610–46,730Drive 3,989.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Samaracar 3,989.3 km
43h 38m₽54,766–79,106Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane GVA - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
18h 21m₽27,819–116,772Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kazan, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kazan (KZN)plane LYS - KZN
- Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
23h 50m₽15,696–63,326Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane MXP - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
21h 35m₽23,383–57,255Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kazan, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kazan (KZN)plane GVA - KZN
- Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
23h 55m₽15,991–68,574Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kazan, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kazan (KZN)plane ZRH - KZN
- Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
24h 56m₽19,711–72,754Train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenobletrain
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane GNB - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
7d 20h₽28,374–59,522Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Samaratrain
3d₽15,724–25,222Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Samaracar
44h 5m₽57,360–85,243
Lyon to Samara by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Samara is to bus and train which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 26000 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 16h 46m and costs RUB 27000 - RUB 120000.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Samara station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Samara Central Bus station via Warsaw West, Salaryevo Bus Station and Saratov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Lyon and Samara is 3365 km. The road distance is 3989.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Samara without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 28000.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Lyon to Samara, including transfers.
Lyon to Samara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Samara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Samara is 3h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:22 AM in Lyon and 10:22 AM in Samara.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Samara is 3989 km. It takes approximately 43h 38m to drive from Lyon to Samara.
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.
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–110,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–90,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–45,000
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Bristol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7d 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kazan via Munich, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Zurich Airport, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Munich, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kazan via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–120,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–100,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–95,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–37,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–90,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–90,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–85,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–95,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kazan via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–90,000
- Website
- uvtaero.ru
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade, Kazan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–17,000
- 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
- ₽3,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₽3,000–4,000
- 1st Class
- ₽5,000–6,500
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,350–2,352
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–9,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽25,000–35,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
Train from Syzran 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,000–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,700–2,500
Train from Minsk Pas to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–28,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 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
- ₽2,300–3,200
- 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 Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–12,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽410–550
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 7(927) 745-74-57
- Website
- samppk.ru
Train from Syzran 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽228
- Schedules at
- samppk.ru
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–11,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +7 (846) 224-25-55
- Website
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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