There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Iași by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), 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 Iași International Airport (IAS)plane LYS - IAS
9h 25m$158–468Train, bus via Padova
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padua to Iasibus
32h 16m$117–281Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Simeriatrain 347
- Take the train from Simeria to Iașitrain
38h 20m$480–798Drive 2,126.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Iașicar 2,126.6 km
25h 56m$381–551Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane GVA - IAS
9h$163–457Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Iașibus 3909
37h 16m$210–330Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viottetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Besançon to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
38h 3m$195–275
Lyon to Iași by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Iași is to train and bus which costs $190 - $280 and takes 38h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Iași is to train and fly which takes 9h and costs $160 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Iași. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Podu de Fier via Moara 1 Mai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Iași. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Iași via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Simeria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
The distance between Lyon and Iași is 1748 km. The road distance is 2126.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Iași without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 32h 16m and costs $110 - $290.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Lyon to Iași, including transfers.
Lyon to Iași bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Iași train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Iași is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $150 - $470. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $480 - $800 and takes 38h 20m, you could also bus, which costs $210 - $330 and takes 37h 16m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Iași, Romania?
Austrian Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Iași International Airport (IAS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Iași via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Simeria in around 38h 20m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Iași International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Iași International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Iași International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Iași International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Besancon Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Simeria to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52–57
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Padua to Iasi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–330
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Besançon to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Iași bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Iași station.
Iași is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:59 PM in Lyon and 1:59 PM in Iași.
Lyon to Iași train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Iași is 2127 km. It takes approximately 25h 56m to drive from Lyon to Iași.
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