There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Skiathos by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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)LYS - JSI
10h€115–205Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Pristina
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
33h 26m€179–398Drive, Hydrofoil
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Volos
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
22h 47m€442–618Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)GVA - JSI
8h 55m€159–434Bus, Hydrofoil
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kastoria
- Take the bus from Kastoria to Volos
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
36h 14mBus, car ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
39h 14m€154–296Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volos
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Skiathos
45h 25mBus, car ferry #2
- Take the bus from Lyon to Turin729 / ...
- Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Volos
- Take the car ferry from Volos to Skiathos
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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 €110 - €210 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Skiathos is to train and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs €150 - €440.
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 33h 26m and costs €170 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Lyon to Skiathos, including transfers.
Skiathos is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:49 AM in Lyon and 4:49 AM in Skiathos.
There are 1191+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Skiathos, Greece?
easyJet, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–650
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
- €25–35
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- ardititours@hotmail.com
- Website
- sr-rs.facebook.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://sr-rs.facebook.com/ardititours/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus 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
- Estimated price
- €45
- 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
- Anes Ferries
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