There are 8 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 39m€523–774Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
21h 27m€306–1,988Drive 11,120.8 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lyoncar 11,120.8 km
5d 5h€1,713–2,474Fly 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
18h 59m€432–1,495Fly 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
17h 59m€525–1,022Fly 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 1m€417–1,018Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- 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 4m€476–1,059Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
22h 12m€430–1,488
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 €430 - €1500 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lyon is to fly and train which takes 17h 59m and costs €500 - €1100.
The distance between Shanghai and Lyon is 9418 km. The road distance is 11120.8 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Shanghai to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:25 AM in Shanghai and 7:25 PM in Lyon.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Lyon is 11121 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Shanghai to Lyon.
There are 4110+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–2,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–2,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–2,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from 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
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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 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/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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