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)plane PVG - LYS
18h 34m€382–493Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
22h 21m€281–764Drive 11,123.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lyoncar 11,123.3 km
5d 5h€1,705–2,463Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
19h 49m€386–682Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
22h 12m€360–545Fly 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)plane PVG - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
18h 32m€322–718Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane PVG - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain
18h 9m€368–672
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 and train which costs €280 - €800 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 18h 9m and costs €360 - €700.
The distance between Shanghai and Lyon is 9418 km. The road distance is 11123.3 km.
It takes approximately 18h 34m to get from Shanghai to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:41 AM in Shanghai and 3:41 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 3673+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Air China, and six 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
- €190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
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
- €200–600
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
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- 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
- €230–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- 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
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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