There are 13 ways to get from Lyon to Zakopane by plane, train, car, bus, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LYS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 56mzł 501–1,211Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315 / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
28h 19mzł 291–434Train, drive
- 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 train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strbatrain 43 / ...
- Drive from Strba to Zakopanecar
21h 2mzł 1,018–1,690Drive 1,498.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Zakopanecar 1,498.1 km
15h 43mzł 945–1,365Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane LYS - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
12h 58mzł 384–1,700Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LYS - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
11h 17mzł 551–1,141Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GVA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 36mzł 670–1,501Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane LYS - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
12h 11mzł 397–1,204Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LYS - VIE
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
13h 18mzł 543–1,209Train to Basel, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
12h 3mzł 587–1,630Train, bus
- 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 train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 629 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
22h 27mzł 986–1,633Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Krakówbus
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
30h 16mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Zakopanecar
17h 31mzł 1,321–1,825
Lyon to Zakopane by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Zakopane is to bus which costs 290 zł - 440 zł and takes 28h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 8h 56m and costs 500 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 19m.
The distance between Lyon and Zakopane is 1365 km. The road distance is 1498.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 28h 19m and costs 290 zł - 440 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Lyon to Zakopane, including transfers.
Lyon to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Zakopane is 1498 km. It takes approximately 15h 43m to drive from Lyon to Zakopane.
There are 6777+ hotels available in Zakopane.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Lyon to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 28h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–950
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–950
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport via Munich, Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,300
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,600
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–1,000
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–750
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,200
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 135
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- 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
- zł 170–190
- 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
- zł 240–440
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- zł 240–320
- 1st Class
- zł 340–440
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 140–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- zł 140–190
- 1st Class
- zł 230–290
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 180–550
- 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
- zł 60–160
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- 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
- zł 490–750
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- zł 490–750
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 20–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–330
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–240
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- zł 180–240
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–210
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- zł 160–210
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 180–240
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- zł 180–240
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 16–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 400–480
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–30
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–300
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 29–40
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 75–110
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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