There are 5 ways to get from Minneapolis to Lyon by plane or train
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Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MSP - LYS
13h 40m€508–1,118Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSP - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
16h 11m€358–1,019Fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane MSP - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
18h 4m€884–3,585Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MSP - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
13h 23m€448–1,123Fly to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane MSP - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Lyon Part Dieutrain
16h 44m€550–2,128
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Lyon is to fly and train which costs €350 - €1100 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 13h 23m and costs €440 - €1200.
The distance between Minneapolis and Lyon is 7181 km.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Minneapolis to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 7h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 10:43 PM in Minneapolis and 5:43 AM in Lyon.
There are 2909+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Lyon, France?
Air France, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850–3,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850–3,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Dublin, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–3,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850–3,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850–3,500
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–850
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
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 Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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