There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Lyon by plane or train
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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€255–967Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- 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
17h 58m€254–897Fly 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 35m€628–2,452Fly 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
16h 53m€459–1,276Fly 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 31m€315–1,462
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 train and fly which costs €250 - €900 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Lyon is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs €250 - €1000.
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 4:34 AM in Raleigh and 10:34 AM in Lyon.
There are 2975+ 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) 3 times a day.
- 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
- €240–950
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
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
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
- €230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- 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
- €240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via New York JFK, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Boston, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Newark, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,400
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
- €230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- 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
- €300–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
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
- €280–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- 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
- €300–1,300
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
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
- €280–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
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
- €240–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Geneva International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- 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
- €230–900
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 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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 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
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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