There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Tallinn by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), night train, car ferry, ferry, or car
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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)LYS - TLL
7h 27m€106–237Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
34h 11m€208–480Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Krakow GlownyEc
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis144
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinn215
46h 7m€252–689Train, night train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation304
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
2d 8h€396–895Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)GVA - TLL
7h 37m€115–336Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)LYS - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
11h 9m€122–356Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BERN1326 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus StationN1324 / ...
41h 40m€145–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Take the bus from Riia to Vana-Pääsküla
42h 28m€153–408Drive 2,650.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tallinn2,650.2 km
26h 20m€413–597
Lyon to Tallinn by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tallinn is to fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €100 - €240.
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 Strasbourg Bahnhof, Wien Meidling, Kraków Główny and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 7m.
The distance between Lyon and Tallinn is 2032 km. The road distance is 2650.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tallinn without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 34h 11m and costs €200 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 27m 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 27m and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €700 and takes 46h 7m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €300 and takes 41h 40m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tallinn, Estonia?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Tallinn via Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Wien Meidling, Krakow Glowny, Kraków Główny, and Vilnius in around 46h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €45–210
- 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
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- 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
- €12–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Adult
- €100–170
- Vehicle
- €230–320
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- 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 6:10 AM in Lyon and 7:10 AM in Tallinn.
Lyon to Tallinn train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Tallinn is 2650 km. It takes approximately 26h 20m to drive from Lyon to Tallinn.
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