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
13h 21m₽16,549–66,549Train 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
32h 21m₽12,398–39,459Bus
- 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₽20,698–37,065Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Samaratrain
3d₽34,606–64,548Drive 3,989.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Samaracar 3,989.9 km
43h 37m₽58,309–84,223Train 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
22h 23m₽13,859–38,546Train 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
15h 31m₽16,596–71,327Fly 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 5m₽20,921–78,551Train 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 50m₽12,968–37,329Train, 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
18h 46m₽13,497–33,602Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane ZRH - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
17h 53m₽27,136–80,772Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Samaratrain
3d 1h₽18,359–37,879Drive, 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 3m₽59,996–91,161
Lyon to Samara by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Samara is to train and fly and bus which costs RUB 13000 - RUB 34000 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 13h 21m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 70000.
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 3989.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Samara without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs RUB 20000 - RUB 38000.
It takes approximately 13h 21m 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 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:52 AM in Lyon and 3:52 AM in Samara.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Samara is 3990 km. It takes approximately 43h 37m 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 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–55,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–49,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–65,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–65,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–75,000
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–32,000
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–33,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–24,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–29,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kazan via Zurich Airport, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–29,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–42,000
- 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
- ₽9,000–15,000
- 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
- ₽2,900–4,700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–28,000
- 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
- ₽5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽21,000–31,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,500–7,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
Train from Syzran 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–1,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,800–2,500
Train from Minsk Pas to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽17,000–25,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,300–6,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–4,500
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–6,000
- 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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–7,000
- 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
- ₽5,000–9,000
- 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
- ₽420–550
- 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 Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–31,000
- 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
- ₽11,000–20,000
- 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
- ₽2,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–1,500
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- ₽7,500–18,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
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