There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Kalamata by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane LYS - KLX
9h 9m€137–448Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LYS - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
11h€103–307Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Kalamatabus
33h 4mTrain, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"ferry 4.2
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
2d 2h€319–462Drive 2,410.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kalamatacar 2,410.3 km
29h 54m€453–654Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane GVA - KLX
12h 13m€192–264Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane GVA - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
12h 49m€123–313Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Kalamatabus
46h 8mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Kalamatabus
2d 6h
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €310 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly which takes 9h 9m and costs €130 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Kalamata. However, there are services departing from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Kalamata via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 8m.
The distance between Lyon and Kalamata is 1736 km. The road distance is 2410.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kalamata without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 33h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Lyon to Kalamata, including transfers.
Lyon to Kalamata bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kalamata is to fly which takes 9h 9m and costs €130 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 46h 8m.
Lyon to Kalamata bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Kalamata is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 7:23 AM in Lyon and 8:23 AM in Kalamata.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kalamata, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Kalamata via Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, and Durrës in around 46h 8m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Ferry from Ferrovia "D" to P.le Roma "D"
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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