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How to get fromHelsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyonby plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train

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  1. Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

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    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane HEL - LYS
    5h 31m
    €139–363

  2. Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane HEL - TRN
    2. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 29m
    €122–409

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 82
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    40h 20m
    €375–1,008

  4. Drive 3,895.7 km

    1. Drive from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyoncar car 3,895.7 km
    41h 7m
    €706–1,020

  5. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane HEL - GVA
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    6h 51m
    €162–388

  6. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane HEL - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    5h 34m
    €166–410

  7. Fly to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, train

    1. Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE)plane plane HEL - CFE
    2. Take the train from Clermont Ferrand to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 58m
    €326–1,246

  8. Bus, train via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus bus
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    44h 7m
    €284–542

  9. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Berntrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    4. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    44h 11m
    €562–1,488

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N1206
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lyonbus bus N1326 / ...
    47h 5m
    €243–414

  11. Drive, car ferry, car train

    1. Drive from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar car
    4. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    5. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar car
    2d 5h
    €637–1,032

Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration40h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€375Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,102.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 31m

What companies run services between Helsinki Airport (HEL), Finland and Lyon, France?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Lyon via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 47h 5m.

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