There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Sparta by plane, bus, train, ferry, car 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 4m€161–575Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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, 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 Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
36h 12mTrain, 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 Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
37h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Corinth Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Spartibus
40h 27mTrain 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€184–428Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- 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€109–349Bus via Patras
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
45h 47mTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
2d 3hDrive 2,436.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Spartacar 2,436.3 km
29h 38m€441–636
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 4m and costs €160 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Sparti via Mbikalimi Kamez, Tirana and Isthmos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 27m.
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 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 4m 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 11:14 PM in Lyon and 12:14 AM 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, Mbikalimi Kamez, Doganes, Tirana, and Isthmos in around 40h 27m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- 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
- €17–26
- 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
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €130–170
- Smart Flex
- €140–180
- 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
- +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
- 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
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Corinth Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Isthmos to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.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 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- 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
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €127–240
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €220–240
- Deck
- €127
- Aircraft-type seats
- €139
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €236
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