There are 10 ways to get from Moscow to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VKO - LYS
11h 44m€236–718Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyonbus
45h 55m€139–189Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
38h 56m€212–556Drive 2,939.5 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lyoncar 2,939.5 km
29h 31m€445–642Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SVO - LYS
12h 24m€470–870Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SVO - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
13h 31m€414–759Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VKO - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
15h 10m€210–657Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the train from Terespol to Lublin Glownytrain R
- Take the bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Lyonbus
2d 2h€206–345Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Mannheimbus 905
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
2d 7h€212–400Drive, car train
- Drive from Moscow to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
37h 10m€442–1,301
Moscow to Lyon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lyon is to bus which costs €130 - €190 and takes 45h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lyon is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs €230 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya and arriving at Lyon via Minsk Central Bus Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 55m.
The distance between Moscow and Lyon is 2546 km. The road distance is 2939.5 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Lyon without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 38h 56m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Moscow to Lyon, including transfers.
Moscow to Lyon bus services, operated by Eurotrans, depart from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya station.
The best way to get from Moscow to Lyon is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs €230 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €190 and takes 45h 55m.
Moscow to Lyon bus services, operated by Eurotrans, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Lyon is 2h behind Moscow. It is currently 7:00 PM in Moscow and 5:00 PM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Lyon, France?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and two other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Lyon via Minsk Central Bus Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 45h 55m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,800
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,800
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,700
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–750
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €50–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–95
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €140–200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €75–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Terespol to Lublin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €370–430
- Car Compartment
- €650–800
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Mannheim
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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