There are 10 ways to get from Zagreb to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, train (Trenitalia), or car train
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Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAG - LYS
7h 6m€96–247Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Lyonbus N953
20h 25m€45–95Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus 402 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
14h 56m€119–250Bus via Bregana
- Take the bus from Bregana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
18h 46m€100–103Drive 1,037.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Lyoncar 1,037.5 km
10h 23m€158–228Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LJU - LYS
10h 3m€142–511Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane GRZ - LYS
9h 11m€181–693Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZAG - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 12m€130–336Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
16h 43m€118–293Drive, car train
- Drive from Zagreb to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Lyoncar
11h 57m€233–325
Zagreb to Lyon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Lyon is to bus which costs €45 - €95 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €95 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Lyon. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
The distance between Zagreb and Lyon is 889 km. The road distance is 1037.5 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Lyon without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 56m and costs €110 - €250.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Zagreb to Lyon, including transfers.
Zagreb to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Lyon train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Bregana, which costs €100 - €103 and takes 18h 46m, you could also train, which costs €110 - €300 and takes 16h 43m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Croatia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, BS Tours operates a bus from Bregana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station once a week, and the journey takes 17h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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 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
- +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
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Bregana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–39
- Private
- €150–280
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Zagreb to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Zagreb to Lyon train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Lyon is 1038 km. It takes approximately 10h 23m to drive from Zagreb to Lyon.
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