There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Lyon by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)PVG - LYS
18h 29m€210–621Drive 11,122.6 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lyon11,122.6 km
5d 5h€1,693–2,445Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SHA - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
21h 47m€249–730Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
19h 24m€363–745Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)PVG - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
18h 26m€320–816Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)PVG - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
17h 56m€373–716Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
22h 22m€279–911
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Lyon is to fly which costs €210 - €650 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 17h 56m and costs €370 - €750.
The distance between Shanghai and Lyon is 9418 km. The road distance is 11122.6 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Shanghai to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:13 PM in Shanghai and 5:13 AM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Lyon is 11123 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Shanghai to Lyon.
There are 3674+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Air China, and seven other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
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 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- 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 Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
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