There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Sydney by plane or train
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Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LYS - SYD
25h 16m$992–3,347Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MXP - SYD
30h 11m$716–2,079Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane GVA - SYD
27h 34m$914–2,925Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NCE - SYD
29h 33m$1,050–2,609Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BSL - SYD
31h 10m$1,060–3,249Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ZRH - SYD
28h 38m$1,015–3,799
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,100 and takes 30h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 16m and costs $950 - $3,400.
The distance between Lyon and Sydney is 16896 km.
It takes approximately 25h 16m to get from Lyon to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:28 AM in Lyon and 3:28 PM in Sydney.
There are 4798+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Emirates flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Basel to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Basel to Sydney International Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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