There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Lyon by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NBO - LYS
14h 40m€386–666Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NBO - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 10m€259–740Bus, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NBO - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
14h 32m€386–711Bus, fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane NBO - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
18h 38m€527–2,049
Nairobi (NBO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Lyon is to bus and fly and train which costs €250 - €750 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Lyon is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 32m and costs €380 - €750.
The distance between Nairobi and Lyon is 6158 km.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Nairobi to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 7:08 AM in Nairobi and 5:08 AM in Lyon.
There are 3641+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Lyon, France?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Lyon. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), walk to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, then take the train to Gare Part-Dieu - Villette. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Genève, then take the train to Lyon Part Dieu.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Nairobi to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Nairobi to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Nairobi to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Geneva International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- 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 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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