There are 9 ways to get from Varna to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VAR - LYS
7h 58m€203–403Shuttle to Burgas Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOJ - LYS
10h 14m€147–378Train, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
34h 48m€215–339Drive 2,255 km
- Drive from Varna to Lyoncar 2,255 km
22h 26m€346–500Shuttle 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€276–494Fly 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 33m€195–439Bus
- Take the bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militaribus 984 / ...
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Lyonbus FlixBus 1921
42h 5m€179–312Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Munich Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 57 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus RegioJet 95
42h 35m€154–213Drive, 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€439–609
Varna to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Lyon is to bus via Munich which costs €150 - €220 and takes 42h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €200 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Varna and arriving at Lyon via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 5m.
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 34h 48m and costs €210 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Varna to Lyon, including transfers.
Varna to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Varna station.
The best way to get from Varna to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €200 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €320 and takes 42h 5m.
Varna to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Lyon is 1h behind Varna. It is currently 9:15 AM in Varna and 8:15 AM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Lyon, France?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Varna to Lyon via Bucharest in around 42h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Burgas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station 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/
Shuttle from Varna to Sunny Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Varna to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bucharest to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Munich Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Lyon is 2255 km. It takes approximately 22h 26m to drive from Varna to Lyon.
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