There are 11 ways to get from Russia to Lyon by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Krasnodar to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)KRR - LYS
7h 37m€480–1,421Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Rīga to Darmstadt
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
2d 14h€122–291Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin GesundbrunnenEic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
36h 30m€230–546Drive 2,937.4 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lyon2,937.4 km
29h 24m€447–646Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)VKO - LYS
12h 16m€257–817Fly Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LED - LYS
12h 10m€297–967Fly Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)LED - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
15h 45m€230–591Fly Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)KRR - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
10h 53m€433–695Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SVO - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
14h 6m€402–807Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw WestMoscow/Warsaw
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to LyonN1326
45h 52m€146–301Drive, car train
- Drive from Moscow to Hamburg Altona
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyon
37h 3m€443–1,304
Krasnodar (KRR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Lyon is to bus via Warsaw which costs €140 - €310 and takes 45h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €480 - €1500.
The distance between Russia and Lyon is 2678 km. The road distance is 2937.4 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Lyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 30m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Russia to Lyon, including transfers.
The best way to get from Russia to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €480 - €1500. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs €140 - €310 and takes 45h 52m.
Yes, the driving distance between Russia to Lyon is 2937 km. It takes approximately 29h 24m to drive from Russia to Lyon.
There are 3709+ 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 Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Lyon via Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Warsaw West, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 45h 52m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,200
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- 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
- €230–950
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Krasnodar to Geneva International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–750
- 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
- €420–800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–750
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,100
- 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
- €50–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €65–129
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €129
- Children
- €65
- 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
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Rīga to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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