There are 7 ways to get from Salinas to Lyon by bus, train, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SFO - LYS
19h 8m€407–872Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SFO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Dijon Ville
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
21h 48m€295–628Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SFO - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
20h 50m€341–778Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SJC - LYS
25h 19m€364–1,369Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)SFO - CFE
- Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
25h 44m€409–1,502Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)SFO - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
18h 18m€318–1,214Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MRY - LYS
21h 51m€329–1,324
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salinas to Lyon is to bus and Caltrain and fly and train which costs €290 - €650 and takes 21h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Salinas to Lyon is to bus and Caltrain and fly and train which takes 18h 18m and costs €310 - €1300.
The distance between Salinas and Lyon is 9542 km.
It takes approximately 19h 8m to get from Salinas to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 9h ahead of Salinas. It is currently 1:52 PM in Salinas and 10:52 PM in Lyon.
There are 3695+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Salinas, CA, USA and Lyon, France?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Copenhagen, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Montreal, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Montreal, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Seattle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport via Montreal, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–430
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €41–44
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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
Train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €45–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €33–36
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Meridian Spur / Prunedale Park & Ride to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- €35–45
- Standard Rate
- €42
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