There are 10 ways to get from Heraklion to Lyon by plane, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HER - LYS
6h 3m€92–247Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuelebusferry
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
42h 56mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Lyoncar
33h 13m€576–960Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CHQ - LYS
7h 31m€240–478Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HER - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 56m€135–353Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane HER - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain
7h 32m€104–335Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
45h 2mBus and ferry, bus via Geneva
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Geneva - Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
46h 59mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
2d 9hBus and ferry, bus via Niš
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki station to Niš Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotelbus
2d 10h€356–459
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heraklion to Lyon is to fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Heraklion to Lyon is to fly which takes 6h 3m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Heraklion to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Tirana and Geneva - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 59m.
The distance between Heraklion and Lyon is 2068 km.
The best way to get from Heraklion to Lyon without a car is to car ferry and bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 42h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Heraklion to Lyon, including transfers.
Heraklion to Lyon bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Heraklion to Lyon bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Lyon is 1h behind Heraklion. It is currently 10:51 PM in Heraklion and 9:51 PM in Lyon.
There are 4078+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Heraklion, Greece and Lyon, France?
Volotea, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Marseille Provence Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.cretetaxitransfers.gr/
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki station to Niš Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- + 381 011 7555 675
- [email protected]
- Website
- axiostravel.com
Bus from Thessaloniki station to Niš Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://axiostravel.com/en/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki station to Niš Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Nis to Lyon, Ibis Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–280
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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