There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, 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 Santorini
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR)plane LYS - JTR
5h 30m€136–266Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Santorini
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santorini (JTR)plane GVA - JTR
7h 25m€125–360Train, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
31h 10m€548–896Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Santorini
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Santorini (JTR)plane MRS - JTR
6h 46m€134–344Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LYS - HER
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
8h 46m€182–428
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera is to fly which costs €130 - €270 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €130 - €270.
The distance between Lyon and Santorini caldera is 2012 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera without a car is to train and bus and bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera, including transfers.
There are 2668+ hotels available in Santorini caldera.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Santorini caldera, Greece?
Transavia France, Volotea, and Aegean Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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