There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Tallinn by plane, train, bus, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, ferry, or car train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane LYS - TLL
7h 30m€91–227Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
34h 24m€340–674Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinntrain 889
42h 36m€411–899Drive 2,649.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tallinncar 2,649.5 km
26h 30m€414–598Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane GVA - TLL
7h 37m€120–325Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LYS - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
11h 19m€141–329Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane TRN - TLL
11h 21m€96–268Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
39h 36m€358–754Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BERbus N1326 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
41h 40m€189–328Bus via Darmstadt
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Darmstadtbus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riia to Vana-Pääskülabus
45h 53m€195–348Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Tallinncar
35h€407–573
Lyon to Tallinn by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tallinn is to fly which costs €90 - €230 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Tallinn station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Tallinn, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Tallinn via Paris Gare De Lyon, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 36m.
The distance between Lyon and Tallinn is 2032 km. The road distance is 2649.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tallinn without a car is to train and bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 34h 24m and costs €340 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Lyon to Tallinn, including transfers.
Lyon to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Tallinn train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €90 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €410 - €900 and takes 42h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €180 - €330 and takes 41h 40m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tallinn, Estonia?
Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Tallinn via Paris Gare De Lyon, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 42h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- 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
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- 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
- €30–55
- 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
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- 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
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 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 a week
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Darmstadt to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riia to Vana-Pääsküla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 10:14 AM in Lyon and 11:14 AM in Tallinn.
Lyon to Tallinn train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Tallinn is 2650 km. It takes approximately 26h 30m to drive from Lyon to Tallinn.
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