There are 13 ways to get from Turkey to Lyon by plane, bus, train, night train, car, 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 Istanbul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane IST - LYS
7h 3m€108–279Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrachebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
45h 49m€83–131Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
34h 56m€196–469Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
44h 33m€308–461Drive 2,370.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Lyoncar 2,370.9 km
22h 21m€365–527Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ADB - LYS
6h 22m€86–366Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SAW - LYS
7h 17m€90–265Fly Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AYT - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 12m€115–307Fly Istanbul to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IST - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 7m€140–349Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAW - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 27m€84–364Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus Citylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lyonbus
40h€139–231Bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Lyonbus 1921
2d 1h€116–172Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Lyoncar
23h 55m€459–647
Turkey to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 45h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €85 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and arriving at Lyon via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 33m.
The distance between Turkey and Lyon is 2028 km. The road distance is 2370.9 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Lyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 56m and costs €190 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Turkey to Lyon, including transfers.
Turkey to Lyon bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro station.
Turkey to Lyon train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs €100 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 40h.
What companies run services between Turkey and Lyon, France?
Turkish Airlines and Transavia France fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Lyon via Belgrade New Bus Station and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 40h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport via İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Antalya Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- 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 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
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- 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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Lyon bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Belgrade New Bus Station.
Lyon is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 10:43 AM in Turkey and 8:43 AM in Lyon.
Turkey to Lyon train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Lyon is 2371 km. It takes approximately 22h 21m to drive from Turkey to Lyon.
There are 3714+ hotels available in Lyon.



























































