There are 10 ways to get from Rijeka to Lyon by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
12h 11m€172–372Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyonbus N406
15h€65–120Drive 908.7 km
- Drive from Rijeka to Lyoncar 908.7 km
9h 2m€141–203Fly from Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RJK - LYS
9h 46m€160–507Bus, train via Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
12h 20m€167–362Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
15h 42m€247–622Bus, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
8h 11m€262–757Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TRS - LYS
8h 51m€195–414Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LJU - LYS
9h 39m€322–737Bus to Split Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SPU - LYS
11h 16m€107–350
Rijeka to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Lyon is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Lyon is to bus and shuttle and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €260 - €800.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rijeka bus station station and arriving at Lyon. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Rijeka and Lyon is 920 km. The road distance is 908.7 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Lyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 11m and costs €170 - €380.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Rijeka to Lyon, including transfers.
Rijeka to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rijeka bus station.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Lyon is to bus which takes 15h and costs €65 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €550 and takes 9h 46m.
Rijeka to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rijeka to Lyon is 909 km. It takes approximately 9h 2m to drive from Rijeka to Lyon.
What companies run services between Rijeka, Croatia and Lyon, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €65–120 and the journey takes 15h. Alternatively, Lufthansa, FlexFlight ApS, and easyJet fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–800
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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