There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Sarajevo by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane LYS - SJJ
9h 59m$130–320Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
25h 30m$126–253Train, bus via Venice
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Gorizia Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Gorizia to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
19h 48m$210–752Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Visoko, Autobuska stanicabus
21h 29mDrive 1,431.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Sarajevocar 1,431.6 km
14h 58m$257–371Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane GVA - SJJ
8h 29m$153–372Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Kakanj, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 6m
Lyon to Sarajevo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to bus via Zagreb which costs $120 - $260 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to train and fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $150 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Sarajevo. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Genève, Place des Alpes and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 6m.
The distance between Lyon and Sarajevo is 1089 km. The road distance is 1431.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo without a car is to train and bus via Venice which takes 19h 48m and costs $210 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Lyon to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $130 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 22h 6m.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Zagreb - Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Sarajevo is 1432 km. It takes approximately 14h 58m to drive from Lyon to Sarajevo.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Geneva - Bus Station, Genève, Place des Alpes, and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica in around 22h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Gorizia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Gorizia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- $95–150
- 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
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Gorizia to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–470
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $45
- Private
- $227
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- info@halilovicbus.ba
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 387 30 514 886
- Website
- bosnatours.ba
Bus from Basel SBB to Visoko, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bosnatours.ba
Bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Kakanj, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bosnatours.ba
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +387 51 214 994
- info@autoprevoz-gs.com
- Website
- autoprevoz-gs.com
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.autoprevoz-gs.com/
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
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