There are 4 ways to get from Recife to Lyon by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
14h 14m€566–1,216Fly Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane REC - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
17h 4m€345–1,088Bus 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€492–1,551Fly Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- 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
16h 14m€499–2,015
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 €340 - €1100 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Lyon is to fly which takes 14h 14m and costs €550 - €1300.
The distance between Recife and Lyon is 7225 km.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Recife to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 5h ahead of Recife. It is currently 8:29 AM in Recife and 1:29 PM in Lyon.
There are 1370+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Lyon, France?
Iberia, TAP Portugal, and three other airlines fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
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
- €550–1,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,200
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Recife International Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brasilia, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Fortaleza, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Recife International Airport, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Recife International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Fortaleza, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- 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
- Once 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
- €8–15
- 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
- €7–25
- Schedules at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
- Book at
- viacaocatedral.com.br
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