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There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to China by plane, car, train, or subway

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane plane LYS - PEK
    16h 31m
    ¥2,249–6,657

  2. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane plane LYS - TFU
    2. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway subway
    17h
    ¥2,135–6,142

  3. Drive 10,137.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Chongqingcar car 10,137.6 km
    4d 17h
    ¥12,177–17,589

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane plane LYS - PKX
    2. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain train
    16h 49m
    ¥2,254–6,666

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane plane GVA - PEK
    15h 21m
    ¥2,843–5,983

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane plane GVA - PKX
    3. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain train
    19h 44m
    ¥2,348–6,992

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Hong Kong International Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane plane LYS - HKG
    19h 48m
    ¥2,870–8,288

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane plane MXP - PKX
    4. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain train
    19h 10m
    ¥3,387–5,755

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration18h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,144Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 8,351.1 km
  • Duration: 16h 31m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and China?

LOT, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) once daily.

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