There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Sarajevo by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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 to Sarajevo
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane GVA - SJJ
9h 31m$129–417Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
25h 30m$86–200Train, bus via Villach
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Jesenice, Cesta maršala Tita to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
21h 13m$178–407Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Visoko, Autobuska stanicabus
21h 29mDrive 1,413 km
- Drive from Lyon to Sarajevocar 1,413 km
15h 8m$254–366Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane LYS - SJJ
7h 51m$108–298Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane LYS - SPU
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Makarska
- Take the bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
10h 46mBus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Genevabus 106 / ...
- Take the bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Kakanj, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 6mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sarajevocar
17h 1m$349–496
Lyon to Sarajevo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to bus via Zagreb which costs $85 - $200 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $100 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Sarajevo. However, there are services departing from Lyon 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 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 via Villach which takes 21h 13m and costs $170 - $410.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Lyon to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $100 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 22h 6m.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Sarajevo is 1413 km. It takes approximately 15h 8m 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) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Geneva, Genève, Place des Alpes, and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica in around 22h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–350
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
- $30–45
- 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
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $65–85
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $70–95
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- info@halilovicbus.ba
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Jesenice, Cesta maršala Tita to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $48
- 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
- +385 21 344 085
- Info@sugamantours.com
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split to Makarska
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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