There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Sochi by plane, bus, or train
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 Sochi International Airport (AER)plane LYS - AER
10h 45m₽13,881–59,294Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane GVA - AER
11h 45m₽12,412–36,035Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Poznan, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Poznań to Gomel Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gomel Bus Station to Tuapsebus
- Take the bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus stationbus
3d 1h₽21,127–33,713Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 82
- Take the bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Babruysk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Bobruisk to Sochitrain
3d 7h₽40,794–85,713Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane TRN - AER
14h 51m₽21,434–79,347Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain
- Take the bus from Warszawa Wschodnia to Babruysk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Bobruisk to Sochitrain
3d 12h₽50,215–97,084Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Munich - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Sochitrain
3d 15h₽14,454–30,977Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Sochitrain
3d 23h₽31,663–60,849
Lyon to Sochi by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sochi is to train and fly which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 36000 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sochi is to fly which takes 10h 45m and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 60000.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Sochi station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Sochi Bus station via Poznań, Gomel Bus Station and Tuapse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Lyon and Sochi is 2799 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sochi without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs RUB 21000 - RUB 34000.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Lyon to Sochi, including transfers.
Lyon to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sochi is to fly which takes 10h 45m and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 60000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 21000 - RUB 34000 and takes 3 days 1h.
Lyon to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Poznan, Bus Station.
Sochi is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 2:37 PM in Lyon and 3:37 PM in Sochi.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sochi, Russia?
Turkish Airlines, IrAero, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sochi International Airport (AER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Sochi Bus station via Poznań, Gomel Bus Station, and Tuapse in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–40,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–170,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–70,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–15,000
- 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
- ₽2,800–4,700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–4,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–28,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–29,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bobruisk to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽7,500–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,000–15,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽22,000–30,000
Train from Minsk Pas to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,000–9,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽13,000–16,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽23,000–31,000
- 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
- ₽2,200–6,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–7,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Minsk Pas to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽22,000–31,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,500–7,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽26,000–37,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,500–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽8,500–12,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Poznan, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–17,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Poznań to Gomel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–7,500
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Tuapse
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–9,000
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽460–650
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Babruysk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Warszawa Wschodnia to Babruysk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽16,701
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–8,000
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–13,000
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station
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