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There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Saint Petersburg by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane GVA - LED
    11h 54m
    ₽13,959–36,909

  2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane LYS - LED
    12h 29m
    ₽12,652–32,702

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain train 82
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Brest C to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    43h 7m
    ₽30,648–84,347

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Poznan, Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Poznan, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tallinn Bussijaam to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus 960
    2d 2h
    ₽25,990–46,596

  5. Drive 2,832.2 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Saint Petersburgcar car 2,832.2 km
    29h 55m
    ₽42,140–60,869

  6. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane MXP - LED
    16h 29m
    ₽14,857–33,298

  7. Train, bus via Bratislava

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    4. Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Warszawa Centralnatrain train
    5. Take the bus from Warsaw to Brestbus bus
    6. Take the train from Brest C to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2d
    ₽24,623–42,968

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain train Tgv
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Vitebsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2d 9h
    ₽30,214–47,002

  9. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    3d 3h
    ₽25,326–52,669

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Saint Petersburgcar car
    38h 1m
    ₽40,049–57,016

Lyon to Saint Petersburg by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration2d 2hAverage Duration
Ticket₽25,990Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,377.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 54m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Saint Petersburg, Russia?

You can take a bus from Lyon to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal via Poznan, Bus Station and Tallinn Bussijaam in around 2d 2h. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, AJet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a day.

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