There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Romania by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), or car
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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LYS - OTP
6h$89–309Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
28h 39m$315–390Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
33h 41m$520–896Drive 2,018.7 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bucharestcar 2,018.7 km
21h 14m$362–523Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LYS - CLJ
8h 20m$118–388Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane GVA - OTP
7h 54m$130–348Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane LYS - TSR
7h 10m$119–379Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
37h 34m$233–341Bus via Marseille
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bucureştibus
40h 6m$167–234
Lyon to Romania by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Romania is to bus via Marseille which costs $160 - $240 and takes 40h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which takes 6h and costs $85 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Romania. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Universitate via Strasbourg, Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 41m.
The distance between Lyon and Romania is 1689 km. The road distance is 2018.7 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 39m and costs $310 - $390.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Lyon to Romania, including transfers.
Lyon to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Romania train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Romania is to fly which takes 6h and costs $85 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $900 and takes 33h 41m, you could also bus, which costs $230 - $350 and takes 37h 34m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Universitate via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 33h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–410
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $153
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $230–340
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Romania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bucharest station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:03 PM in Lyon and 1:03 PM in Romania.
Lyon to Romania train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Romania is 2019 km. It takes approximately 21h 14m to drive from Lyon to Romania.
There are 5444+ hotels available in Romania.



































