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€246–568Train, bus
cheapest- 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 1h€146–285Train, 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€252–596Bus
- 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 Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
46h 40m€150–215Drive 2,939.5 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lyoncar 2,939.5 km
29h 31m€447–645Fly 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€450–720Fly 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 10m€423–704Fly 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
14h 49m€269–652Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus 399
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Lyonbus
2d 3hDrive, 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€443–1,303
Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lyon is to bus which costs €150 - €220 and takes 46h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lyon is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs €240 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Moscow to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya and arriving at Lyon Perrache Bus Station via Minsk Central Bus Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 40m.
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 €250 - €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 €240 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €220 and takes 46h 40m.
Moscow to Lyon bus services, operated by Eurotrans, arrive at Minsk Central Bus Station.
Lyon is 2h behind Moscow. It is currently 11:14 PM in Moscow and 9:14 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 Perrache Bus Station via Minsk Central Bus Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 46h 40m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
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
- €190–800
- 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
- €130–440
- 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
- €230–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–550
- 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 Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- 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
- €320–1,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- 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)
- €80–100
- 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)
- €170–240
- 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
- €130–170
- 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
- €50–280
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €45–60
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Terespol to Lublin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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