There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Sarajevo by train, plane, 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.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)GVA - SJJ
9h 31m$129–407Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to ZagrebN953
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
29h 20m$91–259Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Visoko, Autobuska stanica
21h 25mDrive 1,413 km
- Drive from Lyon to Sarajevo1,413 km
14h 57m$254–366Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ)LYS - SJJ
7h 51m$118–288Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sarajevo (SJJ)ZRH - SJJ
10h 33m$196–553Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Kakanj, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
21h 56m
Lyon to Sarajevo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to bus via Zagreb which costs $90 - $260 and takes 29h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $110 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Sarajevo. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Genève, Place des Alpes and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 56m.
The distance between Lyon and Sarajevo is 1168 km. The road distance is 1413 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Lyon to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $110 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 21h 56m.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Geneva - Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Sarajevo is 1413 km. It takes approximately 14h 57m to drive from Lyon to Sarajevo.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Lufthansa flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Geneva - Bus Station, Genève, Place des Alpes, and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica in around 21h 56m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- $5–9
- 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
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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