There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Tartu by plane, train, bus, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)LYS - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartu
10h 59m€114–252Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf82 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu215
34h 38m€166–535Drive 2,585.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tartu2,585.4 km
25h 35m€403–582Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)GVA - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartu
11h 9m€123–351Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LYS - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
12h 27m€122–212Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)LYS - TAY
14h 3m€116–440Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)GVA - TAY
11h 13m€220–619Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)GVA - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the train from Tallinn to Tartu
15h 23m€146–455Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof84
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu215
41h 45m€192–235Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BER
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam129 / ...
44h 35m€157–310Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station905
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu215
47h 47m€254–510
Lyon to Tartu by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tartu is to fly and train which costs €120 - €220 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tartu is to fly and train which takes 10h 59m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Tartu bussijaam via Berlin Airport BER and Tallinna bussijaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 35m.
The distance between Lyon and Tartu is 2212 km. The road distance is 2585.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tartu without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 34h 38m and costs €160 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Lyon to Tartu, including transfers.
Lyon to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tartu is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs €110 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €310 and takes 44h 35m.
Lyon to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Tartu is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:02 AM in Lyon and 9:02 AM in Tartu.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tartu, Estonia?
easyJet, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Tartu bussijaam via Berlin Airport BER and Tallinna bussijaam in around 44h 35m.
- 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 Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- 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 Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Dusseldorf, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- 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 International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- 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
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Tallinn to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–18
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Tallinn to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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 Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- 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
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
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://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 Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5551 5316
- info@mkautobuss.ee
- Website
- mkautobuss.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/soiduplaanid/
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- info@bussikeskus.ee
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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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