There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Athens Airport (ATH) by plane, car, or train
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 Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
5h 15m€81–216Drive 2,509.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Athens-Airport-ATHcar 2,509.9 km
25h 5m€455–658Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
7h 9m€95–250Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MRS - ATH
6h 26m€119–314Train, 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 Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
10h 20m€105–256
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 5h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €80 - €220.
The distance between Lyon and Athens Airport (ATH) is 1802 km. The road distance is 2509.9 km.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Lyon to Athens Airport (ATH), including transfers.
Athens Airport (ATH) is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 4:57 AM in Lyon and 5:57 AM in Athens Airport (ATH).
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Athens Airport (ATH) is 2510 km. It takes approximately 25h 5m to drive from Lyon to Athens Airport (ATH).
There are 13679+ hotels available in Athens Airport (ATH).
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Athens Airport (ATH), Greece?
Volotea, Sky Express, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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