There are 4 ways to get from Recife to Lyon by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane REC - LYS
13h 44m€567–917Fly Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane REC - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain
15h 55m€369–1,315Bus to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoabus
- Fly from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane JPA - LYS
20h 6m€474–1,552Fly Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane REC - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
16h 58m€537–843
Recife International Airport (REC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Lyon is to fly and train which costs €500 - €850 and takes 16h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Lyon is to fly which takes 13h 44m and costs €550 - €950.
The distance between Recife and Lyon is 7225 km.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Recife to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 5h ahead of Recife. It is currently 2:54 AM in Recife and 7:54 AM in Lyon.
There are 4140+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Lyon, France?
Iberia, TAP Portugal, and four other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Fortaleza, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Recife International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Recife International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Fortaleza, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0800 085 8282
- sac@viajetotal.com.br
- Website
- viajetotal.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- viajetotal.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 042 4223
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.br/
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Terminal Rodoviário de João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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