There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LYS - ALA
12h 36m$338–1,118Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TRN - ALA
17h 1m$243–759Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 14h$604–1,027Drive 6,781.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Almatycar 6,781.1 km
3d 3h$1,386–2,002Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GVA - ALA
14h 31m$257–658Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MRS - ALA
14h 5m$383–805
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $250 - $700 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Almaty is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Lyon and Almaty is 5544 km. The road distance is 6781.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 14h and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Lyon to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 1:56 AM in Lyon and 5:56 AM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Almaty is 6781 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Lyon to Almaty.
There are 3516+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210–390
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- Markatek
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
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