There are 4 ways to get from Lyon to Alexandria by plane, train, or bus
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 Alexandria
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Alexandria (ALY)plane LYS - ALY
10h 11m$149–569Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Alexandria
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Alexandria (ALY)plane GVA - ALY
10h 11m$155–558Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LYS - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
11h 8m$229–436Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Alexandria
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Alexandria (ALY)plane MRS - ALY
11h 36m$204–805
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Alexandria (ALY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Alexandria is to fly and bus which costs $220 - $440 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Alexandria is to train and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Lyon and Alexandria is 2710 km.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Lyon to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:13 AM in Lyon and 8:13 AM in Alexandria.
There are 1207+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Alexandria, Egypt?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Alexandria (ALY) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 15649
- Website
- West and Central Delta
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- West and Central Delta
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