There are 10 ways to get from Patras to Lyon by bus, plane, ferry, train, or car
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Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane KLX - LYS
12h 4m€145–483Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ATH - LYS
10h 36m€90–241Bus via Kakavijë
- Take the bus from Patra to Kakavijëbus
- Take the bus from Kakavijë to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieubus
30h 37mFerry, train via Bologna
- Take the ferry from Patras to Ancona M.Maferry Abs / ...
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
32h 21m€165–464Drive 2,207.8 km
- Drive from Patras to Lyoncar 2,207.8 km
26h 53m€400–577Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Aigio to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane IOA - LYS
21h 53m€148–432Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ATH - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
13h 40m€104–330Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Patras to Agriniobus
- Take the bus from Agrínio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TIA - LYS
14h 36mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Patras to Ancona M.Maferry Abs / ...
- Take the train from Ancona to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
32h 55m€151–419Bus
- Take the bus from Patras to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
43h 30m
Patras to Lyon by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Lyon is to bus and train and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Lyon is to bus and train and fly which takes 10h 36m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Patra and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Kakavijë and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 37m.
The distance between Patras and Lyon is 1936 km. The road distance is 2207.8 km.
The best way to get from Patras to Lyon without a car is to bus via Kakavijë which takes 30h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 4m to get from Patras to Lyon, including transfers.
Patras to Lyon bus services, operated by Komatas Tours Euro Interlines, depart from Patra station.
Patras to Lyon bus services, operated by Komatas Tours Euro Interlines, arrive at Kakavijë station.
Lyon is 1h behind Patras. It is currently 1:27 AM in Patras and 12:27 AM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Patras to Lyon is 2208 km. It takes approximately 26h 53m to drive from Patras to Lyon.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Lyon, France?
You can take a bus from Patra to Lyon Part Dieu via Kakavijë and Tirana in around 30h 37m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Kakavijë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Kakavijë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Aigio to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- info@ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Patras to Agrinio
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Agrínio to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Ferry from Patras to Ancona M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
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