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There are 11 ways to get from Moscow to Lyon by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane VKO - LYS
    12h 19m
    €167–619

  2. Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane SVO - GVA
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    13h 14m
    €139–355

  3. Train, bus via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain train
    2. Take the bus from Brest Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    4. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    5. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    41h 5m
    €332–658

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus bus Moscow/Warsaw
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Lyonbus bus N1326
    45h 52m
    €221–381

  5. Drive  2,930.5 km

    1. Drive from Moscow to Lyoncar car 2,930.5 km
    29h 41m
    €537–775

  6. Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane SVO - LYS
    12h 24m
    €230–571

  7. Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane VKO - GVA
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    14h 59m
    €176–613

  8. Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DME - LYS
    23h 13m
    €239–523

  9. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyonbus bus
    45h 55m
    €176–409

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain train
    2. Take the train from Terespol to Lublin Glownytrain train R
    3. Take the bus from Lublin, Bus Station Lublin to Lyonbus bus
    2d 2h
    €235–401

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Moscow to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    36h 57m
    €533–754

Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration10h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€155Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,546.2 km
  • Duration: 12h 19m

What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Lyon, France?

Turkish Airlines, AJet, and two other airlines fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Lyon via Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Warsaw West, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 45h 52m.

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