There are 12 ways to get from Russia to Lyon by plane, bus, train, car, or car 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 Krasnodar to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane KRR - LYS
8h 12m€420–1,721Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest Central Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Lyonbus
2d 2h€163–381Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
36h 30m€265–476Drive 2,939.5 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lyoncar 2,939.5 km
29h 31m€446–644Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VKO - LYS
12h 6m€247–567Fly Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LED - LYS
13h 10m€357–617Fly Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LED - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
15h 55m€231–467Fly Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane KRR - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 58m€454–721Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SVO - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
14h 12m€423–733Train, bus via Stuttgart Airport (STR)
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus 399
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Lyonbus
2d 5hBus
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Lyonbus
2d 12h€182–361Drive, car train
- Drive from Moscow to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
37h 10m€442–1,302
Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Lyon is to bus which costs €180 - €370 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Lyon is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €420 - €1800.
The distance between Russia and Lyon is 2678 km. The road distance is 2939.5 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Lyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 30m and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Russia to Lyon, including transfers.
The best way to get from Russia to Lyon is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €420 - €1800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €370 and takes 2 days 12h.
Yes, the driving distance between Russia to Lyon is 2940 km. It takes approximately 29h 31m to drive from Russia to Lyon.
There are 3764+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Russia and Lyon, France?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Transavia France fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Teatralnaya to Lyon via Khovrino, Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal, Riga Central Bus Station, Riga, Bus Station, and Berlin Airport BER in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–600
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–550
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,400
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €19–27
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–180
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- Rail 1st Class
- €30–45
- 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
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €50–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €80–95
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €140–200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €75–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €370–430
- Car Compartment
- €650–800
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €66–132
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €132
- Children
- €66
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Brest Central Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–70
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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