There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Van by plane, bus, car, train, taxi, or car train
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 Van Ferit Melen Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LYS - VAN
9h 21m₺8,937–36,977Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agri, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Agri (AJI)plane LYS - AJI
- Take the bus from Ağrı to Vanbus
21h 17m₺8,037–21,687Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 12h₺9,338–17,606Drive 3,887.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Vancar 3,887.6 km
42h 13m₺31,308–45,222Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane GVA - VAN
12h 34m₺8,606–25,581Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Siirt Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Siirt Airport (SXZ)plane LYS - SXZ
- Take the taxi from Siirt Airport (SXZ) to Vantaxi
20h 26m₺13,267–28,267Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 14h₺14,120–25,471Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1
- Take the bus from Lindau to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 17h₺14,251–33,361Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Stationbus
- Take the train from Pendik to Sivastrain Yht
- Take the train from Sivas to Tatvantrain
- Take the taxi from Tatvan to Vantaxi
2d 18hTrain, bus via Pristina
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Susurluk bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Susurluk bus station to Van bus stationbus
3d 3h₺11,182–13,917Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Vancar
44h 6m₺36,804–52,383
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Van is to bus which costs 9.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Van is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 37.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Van. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Van via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Lyon and Van is 3252 km. The road distance is 3887.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Van without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs 9.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Lyon to Van, including transfers.
Lyon to Van bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Van is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 37.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 9.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
Lyon to Van bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Van is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:39 PM in Lyon and 1:39 PM in Van.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Van, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines and Transavia France fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Van via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, İstanbul Esenler, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–47,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–45,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agri via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–42,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Siirt Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–41,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agri via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Siirt Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–20,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–26,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–34,000
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
- ₺1,300–3,100
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,800
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–4,000
- 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
- ₺4,300–7,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–5,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–4,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Pendik to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Tatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,800
Bus from Ağrı to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺500–600
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Lindau to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Pendik Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,834
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Geneva to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Geneva to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,254
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,102
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Susurluk bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺490–700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Susurluk bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–7,500
Varan Taxi
- Phone
- +90 484 223 48 48
- Website
- firmasec.com
Nur Taxi
Anderapark Taksi duragı
Dörtyol Taksi
- Phone
- +90 434 827 58 48
Beşminare Toki Taksi
- Phone
- +90 536 348 77 95
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