There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Tulcea by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
10h 45mBus via Brescia
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Autogara Augustina to Tulceabus
40h 6m$129–271Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
34h 17mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Badentrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Baden-Baden to Tulceabus
34h 47mDrive 2,298.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tulceacar 2,298.9 km
24h 59m$412–595Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane LYS - CND
- Take the train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
15h 40m$165–528Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
12h 40mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane LYS - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Izmail Bus stationbus
- Drive from Izmail Bus station to Orlivkacar
- Take the car ferry from Orlivka to Isacceacarferry
17h 13m$142–354Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Tulceabus
38h 40mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viottetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Besançon to Tulceabus
47h 4m
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tulcea is to bus via Brescia which costs $120 - $280 and takes 40h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tulcea is to fly and train which takes 15h 40m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Tulcea. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Tulcea via Karlsruhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 40m.
The distance between Lyon and Tulcea is 1967 km. The road distance is 2298.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tulcea without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 34h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Lyon to Tulcea, including transfers.
Lyon to Tulcea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Tulcea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Tulcea is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:49 PM in Lyon and 9:49 PM in Tulcea.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Tulcea is 2299 km. It takes approximately 24h 59m to drive from Lyon to Tulcea.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tulcea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Lyon to Tulcea via Karlsruhe central train station and Karlsruhe in around 38h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- 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
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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 Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $130–200
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0241 518 581
- rezervari@kirvad.ro
- Website
- kirvad.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kirvad.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bratislava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Baden-Baden to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Karlsruhe to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Besançon to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Izmail Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0743-334.840
- Website
- augustina.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Autogara Augustina to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–90
- Schedules at
- augustina.autogari.ro
Car ferry from Orlivka to Isaccea
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Schedules at
- https://www.porom.org/en
- Passenger
- $1
- Car
- $16
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