There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Sfax by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR)plane LYS - MIR
- Take the train from Sousse to Sfaxtrain
8h 41m$105–421Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Annabacarferry
- Take the train from Annaba to Tunis Villetrain
- Take the train from Tunis Ville to Sfaxtrain
37h 30m$352–421Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tunis (TUN)plane LYS - TUN
- Take the bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Sfaxbus
8h 40m$110–335Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE)plane LYS - DJE
- Take the taxi from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) to Sfaxtaxi
9h 1m$247–667Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Tunis, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tunis (TUN)plane GVA - TUN
- Take the bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Sfaxbus
10h 35m$111–442
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sfax is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $340 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sfax is to fly and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs $110 - $340.
The distance between Lyon and Sfax is 1370 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sfax without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 37h 30m and costs $350 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Lyon to Sfax, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Sfax.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sfax, Tunisia?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Sfax. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR), walk to Aeroport Skanes Monastir, take the train to Sousse Bab Jedid, then take the train to Sfax. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Sfax via Marseille St Charles, Saint-Charles, Vieux-Port, Vieux Port, Annaba, Annaba, and Tunis Ville in around 37h 30m.
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
- Phone
- +216 71 34 55 11
- brc@sncft.com.tn
- Website
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Sousse to Sfax
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Annaba to Tunis Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Tunis Ville to Sfax
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- 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
- $50–140
- 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 Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- 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
- $29–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Sfax
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- contact@algerieferries.dz
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Annaba
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $303
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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