There are 4 ways to get from Lyon to Sfax by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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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$100–501Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tunis (TUN)plane LYS - TUN
- Take the bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Sfaxbus
9h 16m$98–322Fly 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$227–567Train 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
11h 11m$109–371
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 $95 - $330 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sfax is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs $100 - $500.
The distance between Lyon and Sfax is 1370 km.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Lyon to Sfax, including transfers.
There are 93+ 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 the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Tunis (TUN), walk to Aeroport Carthage, take the line 635 bus to Charguia1, walk to Charguia, take the line 20 bus to Mohamed V, then take the bus to Sfax.
- 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
- $170–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- 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
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
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Sfax
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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