There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Skiathos by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane LYS - JSI
10h€135–285Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
30h 14m€260–395Drive, Hydrofoil
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Voloscar
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathosferry
22h 59mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane GVA - JSI
10h 15m€158–448Bus, Hydrofoil
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kastoriabus
- Take the bus from Kastoria to Volosbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathosferry
36h 14mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volosbus
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Skiathoscarferry
45h 25mBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Turinbus 480 / ...
- Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Volosbus
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Skiathoscarferry
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Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Skiathos is to fly which costs €130 - €290 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Skiathos is to fly which takes 10h and costs €130 - €290.
The distance between Lyon and Skiathos is 1696 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Skiathos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 30h 14m and costs €260 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Lyon to Skiathos, including transfers.
Skiathos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 9:02 AM in Lyon and 10:02 AM in Skiathos.
There are 1441+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Skiathos, Greece?
Sky Express, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- 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
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kastoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Kastoria to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktel-kastorias.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Elbasan to Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €65–95
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €120–170
- Phone
- +30 210 4121654
- info@aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Website
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
Ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4441788
- reservations.dpt@anes.gr
- Website
- anes.gr
Car ferry from Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.anes.gr/en
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