There are 13 ways to get from Lyon to Lapland by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LYS - RVN
8h€167–719Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kemi-Tornio Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane GVA - KEM
14h 12m€130–520Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
2d 5h€397–672Drive 3,292.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Rovaniemicar 3,292.2 km
34h 27m€621–897Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kittilä Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane LYS - KTT
9h 35m€278–871Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane GVA - RVN
11h 25m€151–453Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Kittilä Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane GVA - KTT
11h 10m€222–655Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane CDG - RVN
8h 56m€220–552Train, bus via Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12N
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Warsaw, Chopin Airportbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Chopin Airport to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
2d 7h€479–857Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Pasila to Rovaniemitrain
2d 8h€362–565Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
2d 11h€319–491Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to 1bus Ob4
2d 11h€302–540Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rovaniemicar
38h 59m€580–856
Lyon to Lapland by train, subway, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Lapland is to train and fly which costs €150 - €460 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Lapland is to fly which takes 8h and costs €160 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Lapland station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Rovaniemi, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Lyon and Lapland is 2652 km. The road distance is 3292.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Lapland without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs €390 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Lyon to Lapland, including transfers.
Lyon to Lapland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Lapland is to fly which takes 8h and costs €160 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €310 - €500 and takes 2 days 11h.
Lyon to Lapland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Lapland is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:08 PM in Lyon and 6:08 PM in Lapland.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Lapland, Finland?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and KLM fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rovaniemi (RVN) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Rovaniemi, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Pasila to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Warsaw, Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Chopin Airport to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Omni Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Lapland is 3292 km. It takes approximately 34h 27m to drive from Lyon to Lapland.
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