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There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to China by plane, car, train, or subway

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane plane LYS - PEK
    15h 36m
    ¥3,245–7,153

  2. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane plane LYS - CKG
    17h 29m
    ¥1,924–6,627

  3. Drive  10,138.1 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Chongqingcar car 10,138.1 km
    4d 17h
    ¥13,818–19,960

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane plane LYS - PKX
    2. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain train
    18h 19m
    ¥2,150–6,662

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane plane LYS - TFU
    2. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway subway
    16h 50m
    ¥2,031–6,138

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane plane GVA - PKX
    3. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain train
    18h 24m
    ¥2,279–6,425

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane plane GVA - PEK
    15h 26m
    ¥3,574–5,916

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane plane MXP - PKX
    4. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain train
    19h
    ¥2,857–4,426

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration14h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,043Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 8,351.1 km
  • Duration: 15h 36m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and China?

Lufthansa, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice daily.

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