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How to get fromLyon to Pilsenby plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Pilsen by plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane LYS - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus bus
    6h 20m
    Kč 1,880–5,670

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Plzeňbus bus N1315
    15h 50m
    Kč 1,500–3,300

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 61
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    12h 6m
    Kč 4,551–7,413

  4. Drive  959.7 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Pilsencar car 959.7 km
    8h 50m
    Kč 3,746–5,410

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane GVA - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus bus
    8h 10m
    Kč 2,637–7,025

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LYS - MUC
    2. Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    8h 56m
    Kč 4,290–9,390

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nuremberg Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane LYS - NUE
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    9h 11m
    Kč 3,850–8,620

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain train
    4. Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Re
    13h 5m
    Kč 5,605–10,348

Lyon to Pilsen by bus

Calendar9Weekly Buses
Duration15h 50mAverage Duration
TicketKč 1,500Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 949.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 20m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Pilsen, Czechia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Plzeň once daily. Tickets cost Kč 2,200–3,300 and the journey takes 15h 50m. RegioJet also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 13h 5m.

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