There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Czechia by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane LYS - PRG
4h 47mKč 1,748–5,470Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Praguebus FlixBus N106
17h 5mKč 1,600–3,500Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holešovicetrain Rj
14h 42mKč 5,921–10,064Drive 1,052.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Praguecar 1,052.9 km
9h 43mKč 4,110–5,936Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
6h 37mKč 2,512–6,834Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane LYS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Ústí nad Labem hl.n.train
8h 40mKč 4,635–12,780Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.train Ec
20h 1mKč 9,699–16,264
Lyon to Czechia by train and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to bus which costs 1 600 Kč - 3 500 Kč and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Prague. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Czechia. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Právnická fakulta via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt and Nádraží Holešovice. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
The distance between Lyon and Czechia is 876 km. The road distance is 1052.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Czechia without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 14h 42m and costs 5 500 Kč - 11 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Lyon to Czechia, including transfers.
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Czechia train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 5 500 Kč - 11 000 Kč and takes 14h 42m, you could also bus, which costs 1 600 Kč - 3 500 Kč and takes 17h 5m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Czechia?
Volotea, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Právnická fakulta via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Praha-Holešovice, and Nádraží Holešovice in around 14h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–12,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–12,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–14,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–14,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–6,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–4,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–4,900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–4,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–5,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–4,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holešovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 362
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Ústí nad Labem hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 169
- Website
- Danish Railways
- 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
- Kč 700–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Ústí nad Labem hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 100–190
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Ústí nad Labem hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–4,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,500–11,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–3,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lyon to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,700
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Lyon to Czechia train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Geneve station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Czechia is 1053 km. It takes approximately 9h 43m to drive from Lyon to Czechia.
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