There are 10 ways to get from Varna to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, 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 Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VAR - LYS
9h 18m€133–373Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Global Biomet
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrachebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
36h 45m€84–135Train, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
33h 49m€218–372Train, bus via Milan
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
33h 57m€194–434Drive 2,255 km
- Drive from Varna to Lyoncar 2,255 km
22h 26m€347–501Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane OTP - LYS
9h 41m€266–474Fly Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VAR - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 37m€227–422Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Varna to Sofiatrain 2616 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Lyon Gare Perrachebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
38h 20m€84–133Bus
- Take the bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militaribus 984 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Lyonbus 1921
42h 5m€87–137Drive, car train
- Drive from Varna to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Lyoncar
24h 1m€440–610
Varna to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Lyon is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 42h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Lyon is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Lyon Gare Perrache via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 45m.
The distance between Varna and Lyon is 1851 km. The road distance is 2255 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Lyon without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 49m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Varna to Lyon, including transfers.
Varna to Lyon bus services, operated by Global Biomet, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Varna to Lyon is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs €130 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Sofia, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 36h 45m.
Varna to Lyon bus services, operated by Global Biomet, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Lyon is 1h behind Varna. It is currently 11:53 PM in Varna and 10:53 PM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Lyon, France?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Lyon Gare Perrache via Sofia Central Bus Station and Sofia Serdica Bus Stop in around 36h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €18–24
Train from Varna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- 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
- 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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- 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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