There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Shanghai by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LYS - SHA
20h 55m¥3,524–8,624Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LYS - PVG
20h 22m¥2,174–6,174Drive 11,126.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Shanghai Stationcar 11,126.8 km
5d 3h¥13,336–19,264Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GVA - PVG
16h 51m¥2,978–5,429Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane GVA - SHA
19h 5m¥2,328–6,879Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MRS - PVG
15h 47m¥3,067–7,250Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane GVA - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
22h 17m¥2,350–6,960Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane GVA - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
21h 58m¥2,613–7,519Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MXP - PVG
19h 47m¥2,782–5,641
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2900 - ¥5500 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 15h 47m and costs ¥3000 - ¥7500.
The distance between Lyon and Shanghai is 9361 km. The road distance is 11126.8 km.
It takes approximately 20h 55m to get from Lyon to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:55 AM in Lyon and 9:55 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Shanghai is 11127 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Lyon to Shanghai.
There are 1942+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Shanghai, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–700
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–360
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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