There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Kefalonia by plane, train, ferry, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
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 Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane LYS - EFL
7h€116–226Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Samiferry Asf
29h 32m€262–541Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Argostolibusferry
2d 3h€246–412Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Vasilikícar
- Take the carferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardocarferry
- Drive from Fiskardo to Kefaloniacar
29h 10m€401–617Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane GVA - EFL
10h 5m€129–310Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
33h 6m€257–531Train, car ferry via Turin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Samicarferry
33h 59m€248–521Train, bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenobletrain Ter
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Baribus
- Take the carferry from Port of Bari to Port of Corfucarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Samiferry
40h 12m€186–314
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Kefalonia is to fly which costs €110 - €230 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Kefalonia is to fly which takes 7h and costs €110 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Kefalonia. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Kefalonia Airport via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Athens - KTEL Liosion Street and Argostoli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Lyon and Kefalonia is 1548 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Kefalonia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 29h 32m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Lyon to Kefalonia, including transfers.
Lyon to Kefalonia bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Kefalonia bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Kefalonia is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:42 PM in Lyon and 6:42 PM in Kefalonia.
There are 2501+ hotels available in Kefalonia.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Kefalonia, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- 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
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Lyon to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- KTEL Kefallonia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Ferry
Car ferry from Vasilikí to Fiskardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10–12
- Vehicle
- €35–45
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lefkada Palace
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Lefkada Palace
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