There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, train (TGV), 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 547–1,337Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- 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 44mzł 390–1,546Train, 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 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
22h 29mzł 962–1,667Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1316 / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
26h 40mzł 464–771Drive 1,498.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Zakopanecar 1,498.1 km
15h 43mzł 1,006–1,453Fly 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 591–1,201Train 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 697–1,601Fly 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 18mzł 473–1,295Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Głównytrain 96 / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
23h 13mzł 1,058–1,459Bus 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 Kraków Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
30h 38mDrive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Zakopanecar
17h 31mzł 1,392–1,930
Lyon to Zakopane by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Zakopane is to bus which costs 460 zł - 800 zł and takes 26h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 8h 56m and costs 500 zł - 1 400 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 26h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Zakopane via Strasbourg, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 13m.
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 train and bus which takes 22h 29m and costs 950 zł - 1 700 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 train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Zakopane is to bus which takes 26h 40m and costs 460 zł - 800 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 000 zł - 1 500 zł and takes 23h 13m.
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 26h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Zakopane via Strasbourg, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Kraków Główny, and Krakow Glowny in around 23h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–2,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–3,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- 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 390–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 550–3,100
- 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 160–850
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
- 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 320–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Katowice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–850
- 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 35–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 29–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Train from Rzepin to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 75–110
- 1st Class
- zł 95–130
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once 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 160–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- zł 160–210
- 1st Class
- zł 250–320
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–450
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- zł 240–320
- 1st Class
- zł 350–450
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 140–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- zł 140–190
- 1st Class
- zł 230–300
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 350–650
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- zł 350–470
- 1st Class
- zł 480–650
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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- zł 130–200
- Rail 1st Class
- zł 210–300
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 110–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- zł 110–170
- Rail 1st Class
- zł 180–250
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–750
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- zł 500–750
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- 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 30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 35–55
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 460–510
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 410–490
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
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
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 430–750
- 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 27–31
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Bus from Kraków Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- 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 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- 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 100–160
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Lyon to Zakopane train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Zakopane is 1498 km. It takes approximately 15h 43m to drive from Lyon to Zakopane.
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