There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Kapıkule by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST)plane LYS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Edirnebus
10h 46m₺9,682–19,982Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane LYS - AXD
- Take the train from Alexandroupoli Port to Dilofostrain
12h 13m₺7,772–21,822Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Kapikulebus
36h 30m₺10,933–18,456Train, night train
- 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 Salzburg Hbftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Kapikulenighttrain
38h 18m₺26,047–64,665Drive 2,126.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Kapıkulecar 2,126.8 km
20h 1m₺21,328–30,807Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane LYS - SAW
- Take the bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Kapıkulebus
13h 50m₺7,974–61,984Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Istanbul (IST)plane GVA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Edirnebus
12h 41m₺9,429–21,399Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Kapikulenighttrain Bosphor Express
42h 57m₺12,141–20,453Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kapikulebus
45h 28m₺16,051–18,718
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kapıkule is to train and fly and bus which costs 9.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺ and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kapıkule is to fly and bus which takes 10h 46m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Kapıkule. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Kapikule via Zagreb and Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Kapıkule. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Kapikule via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Wien Hbf and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 18m.
The distance between Lyon and Kapıkule is 2219 km. The road distance is 2126.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kapıkule without a car is to bus via Zagreb which takes 36h 30m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Lyon to Kapıkule, including transfers.
Lyon to Kapıkule bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Kapıkule train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Lyon to Kapıkule bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Zagreb - Bus Station.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kapıkule, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Kapıkule via Zagreb, Plovdiv Train station, Plovdiv, and Kapikule in around 36h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–12,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Dubrovnik, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Split, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–12,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–32,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–9,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–17,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–7,000
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–3,800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺2,500–3,700
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,200
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺360–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺360–490
- 1st Class
- ₺390–500
Night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺360–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺360–490
- 1st Class
- ₺390–500
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Alexandroupoli Port to Dilofos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–900
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- ₺1,500–3,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–950
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺900–1,300
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Kapıkule
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺480–950
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Kapıkule train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Kapıkule is 2127 km. It takes approximately 20h 1m to drive from Lyon to Kapıkule.
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