There are 9 ways to get from Pilsen to Lyon by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PRG - LYS
5h 45m€71–204Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Plzeň to Lyonbus N1315
15h 35m€60–110Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnbergbus
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
12h 20mDrive 961.6 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Lyoncar 961.6 km
8h 53m€146–210Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
8h 8m€152–300Bus to Dresden Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresdenbus
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DRS - LYS
8h 24mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 30m€69–208Train
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
13h 40m€161–283Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus RegioJet 95
15h 59m
Pilsen to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Lyon is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €70 - €210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plzeň and arriving at Lyon. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Pilsen to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via München Hbf and Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
The distance between Pilsen and Lyon is 949 km. The road distance is 961.6 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Lyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Pilsen to Lyon, including transfers.
Pilsen to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plzeň station.
Pilsen to Lyon train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Lyon is to bus which takes 15h 35m and costs €60 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 13h 40m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Lyon, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Plzeň to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €75–110 and the journey takes 15h 35m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Lyon Part Dieu via Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 13h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €50–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Plzeň to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Plzeň to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Pilsen to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Pilsen to Lyon train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Lyon is 962 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Pilsen to Lyon.
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