There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Thuwal by train or plane
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jeddah, train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jeddah (JED)plane GVA - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
12hSAR 808–2,127Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane LYS - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
11h 5mSAR 1,013–2,498Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jeddah (JED)plane LYS - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
10h 22mSAR 1,001–2,509Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane GVA - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
15h 53mSAR 1,020–2,616Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Jeddah, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Jeddah (JED)plane CDG - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
11h 57mSAR 1,142–4,343Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Jeddah
- 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 Jeddah (JED)plane MXP - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
15h 13mSAR 1,305–2,574Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Jeddah, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Jeddah (JED)plane MRS - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
11h 33mSAR 957–2,538
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Thuwal is to train and fly which costs 800﷼ - 2200﷼ and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Thuwal is to fly and train which takes 10h 22m and costs 1000﷼ - 2600﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Thuwal is 4330 km.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Lyon to Thuwal, including transfers.
Thuwal is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:46 AM in Lyon and 7:46 AM in Thuwal.
There are 52+ hotels available in Thuwal.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Thuwal, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Thuwal. However, you can take the train to Geneve, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to Jeddah Airport, take the train to King Abdullah Economic City, then take the taxi to Thuwal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), walk to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Int'l Airport, take the line 400 bus to Prophet's Mosque, take the taxi to Madinah, take the train to King Abdullah Economic City, then take the taxi to Thuwal.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,200
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–1,700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,700
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Luxor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–1,600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 440–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- 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
- SAR 110–260
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–700
- 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 Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–480
- 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
- SAR 140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 400–650
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–430
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic City
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 27–40
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 27–40
- Business
- SAR 45–70
Train from Madinah to King Abdullah Economic City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–224
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 65–95
- Business
- SAR 110–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 240–410
- 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
- SAR 19–24
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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