There are 12 ways to get from Samsun to Lyon by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Samsun to Çarşamba
- Fly from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SZF - LYS
10h 37m€157–578Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Samsun to Cerkezkoy
- Take the train from Çerkezköy to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrache
2d 12h€100–205Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
47h 18m€223–557Drive 3,100.5 km
- Drive from Samsun to Lyon3,100.5 km
30h 39m€478–690Bus to Amasya, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Fly from Amasya (MZH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MZH - LYS
12h 48m€194–690Bus to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Samsun to Çarşamba
- Fly from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SZF - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
12h 39m€161–634Bus to Ordu - Giresun Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Fly from Ordu - Giresun Airport (OGU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)OGU - LYS
14h 31m€139–509Train to Tokat, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Samsun to Turhal
- Fly from Tokat (TJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)TJK - LYS
15h 45m€206–698Bus to Sivas Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Samsun to Sivas
- Fly from Sivas Airport (VAS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)VAS - LYS
16h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyon
2d 3h€142–236Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Lyon
2d 12h€143–233Train, bus
- Take the train from Samsun to Yıldızeli
- Take the train from Yildizeli to PendikYht
- Take the bus from Pendik Station to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Zürich
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Dijon VilleTgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part DieuTer
2d 14h
Samsun to Lyon by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samsun to Lyon is to bus and train which costs €100 - €210 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Samsun to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 10h 37m and costs €150 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Samsun station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Samsun bus station and arriving at Lyon via İstanbul Esenler and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Samsun and Lyon is 2655 km. The road distance is 3100.5 km.
The best way to get from Samsun to Lyon without a car is to bus and train via Munich which takes 47h 18m and costs €220 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Samsun to Lyon, including transfers.
Samsun to Lyon bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, depart from Samsun bus station.
Samsun to Lyon bus services, operated by Kamil Koc, arrive at İstanbul Dudullu bus station.
Lyon is 2h behind Samsun. It is currently 6:34 PM in Samsun and 4:34 PM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Samsun to Lyon is 3100 km. It takes approximately 30h 39m to drive from Samsun to Lyon.
What companies run services between Samsun, Turkey and Lyon, France?
You can take a bus from Samsun bus station to Lyon via İstanbul Esenler bus station, İstanbul Esenler, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Amasya to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Tokat to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Sivas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Ordu - Giresun Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Ankara, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Sivas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport to Geneva International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- 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
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
- +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 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
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Samsun to Turhal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Çerkezköy to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–68
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- €38
- Single Room
- €68
- Four Person Room
- €34
Train from Samsun to Yıldızeli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Yildizeli to Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun to Çarşamba
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Çarşamba
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €7–10
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €17–21
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €8–11
Bus from Samsun to Cerkezkoy
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €19–23
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Çarşamba
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Has Turizm
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Ordu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from Samsun to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to Merzifon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Samsun bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyon
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- office@gameks.biz
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Pendik Station to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
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