There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Sparta by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane LYS - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
11h 24m€191–575Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
13h€95–343Train, ferry, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Port of Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
36h 42mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Port of Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
38h 2mBus via Kakavijë
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kakavijëbus
- Take the bus from Kakavijë to Patrabus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
38h 15mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
11h 10m€101–256Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane GVA - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
12h 4m€175–442Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrasbus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
47h 50mTrain, ferry, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrasferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
2d 1hDrive 2,436.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Spartacar 2,436.3 km
29h 38m€436–630
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sparta is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €260 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sparta is to fly and bus which takes 11h 10m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Sparti via Tirana, Kakavijë and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 15m.
The distance between Lyon and Sparta is 1791 km. The road distance is 2436.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sparta without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Bari which takes 36h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Lyon to Sparta, including transfers.
Lyon to Sparta bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Lyon to Sparta bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Sparta is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 10:08 PM in Lyon and 11:08 PM in Sparta.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Sparta is 2436 km. It takes approximately 29h 38m to drive from Lyon to Sparta.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
You can take a bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Sparti via Tirana, Kakavijë, and Patras in around 38h 15m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- 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
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- 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
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Kakavijë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kakavijë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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