There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, car, ferry, or helicopter
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR)plane LYS - JTR
5h 30m€126–386Train, 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 carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 2hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Piraeuscar
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
31h 13m€560–894Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santorini (JTR)plane GVA - JTR
7h 30m€150–950Bus, ferry, helicopter
- Take the bus from Lyon to Genevabus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter
2d 11h€548–946
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera is to fly which costs €120 - €390 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Santorini caldera is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €120 - €390.
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 2418+ hotels available in Santorini caldera.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Santorini caldera, Greece?
Transavia France, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express 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
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–1,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
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 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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
- 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
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- Arditi Tours
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–360
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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