There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LYS - ALA
12h 56m$398–768Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GVA - ALA
14h 26m$302–716Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 2train
5d 15h$605–1,107Drive 6,781.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Almatycar 6,781.1 km
3d 3h$1,215–1,755Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MRS - ALA
14h 31m$339–815Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TRN - ALA
17h 20m$475–672Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- 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 Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MXP - ALA
15h 35m$349–566
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Almaty is to train and fly which costs $330 - $850 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Almaty is to fly which takes 12h 56m and costs $390 - $800.
The distance between Lyon and Almaty is 5544 km. The road distance is 6781.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 15h and costs $600 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Lyon to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 3h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:30 PM in Lyon and 10:30 PM in Almaty.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Almaty is 6781 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Lyon to Almaty.
There are 3666+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
LOT, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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