There are 10 ways to get from Tallinn to Lyon by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TLL - LYS
7h 43m€92–227Bus, train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
33h 48m€319–685Train
- Take the train from Tallinn to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
43h 24m€376–826Drive 2,646.9 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Lyoncar 2,646.9 km
26h 30m€414–598Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HEL - LYS
10h 34m€141–325Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TLL - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 8m€126–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
35h 16m€340–673Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1324 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Lyonbus N1326 / ...
41h 40m€190–325Bus via Darmstadt
- Take the bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Darmstadtbus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
45h 59m€193–353Drive, car train
- Drive from Tallinn to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
35h 13m€406–567
Tallinn to Lyon by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Lyon is to fly which costs €90 - €230 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Tallinn, Bus Station and arriving at Lyon via Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Tallinn to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Tallinn and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf and Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 24m.
The distance between Tallinn and Lyon is 2033 km. The road distance is 2646.9 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Lyon without a car is to bus and train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 33h 48m and costs €310 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Tallinn to Lyon, including transfers.
Tallinn to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Tallinn, Bus Station.
Tallinn to Lyon train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tallinn station.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs €90 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €370 - €850 and takes 43h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €330 and takes 41h 40m.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tallinn to Lyon Part Dieu via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, and Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 43h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Tallinn to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Tallinn to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Lyon is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 10:34 AM in Tallinn and 9:34 AM in Lyon.
Tallinn to Lyon train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tallinn to Lyon is 2647 km. It takes approximately 26h 30m to drive from Tallinn to Lyon.
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