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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RDU - LYS
13h 18m€245–917Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane RDU - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain
18h 28m€579–2,252Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RDU - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 17m€449–1,306Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane RDU - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
13h 23m€320–1,352Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CLT - LYS
18h 3m€264–897
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Lyon is to fly which costs €240 - €950 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Lyon is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs €240 - €950.
The distance between Raleigh and Lyon is 6861 km.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Raleigh to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 11:29 AM in Raleigh and 5:29 PM in Lyon.
There are 3707+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Lyon, France?
Air France, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
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 Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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 55m
- 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
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- 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
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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