There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Abu Dhabi by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LYS - AUH
12h 37mAED 1,068–3,170Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MXP - AUH
14h 52mAED 700–1,926Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane GVA - AUH
11h 57mAED 979–1,916Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LYS - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
12h 41mAED 968–1,670Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane GVA - DXB
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
14h 37mAED 979–2,216
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Abu Dhabi is to train and fly which costs AED 950 - AED 2000 and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Abu Dhabi is to train and fly which takes 11h 57m and costs AED 950 - AED 2000.
The distance between Lyon and Abu Dhabi is 5044 km.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Lyon to Abu Dhabi, including transfers.
Abu Dhabi is 3h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:37 AM in Lyon and 10:37 AM in Abu Dhabi.
There are 1144+ hotels available in Abu Dhabi.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates?
Royal Jordanian, El Al, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,900
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,600
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Abu Dhabi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact 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
- AED 110–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 110–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 220–300
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 18–23
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Dubai Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.com
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