There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Sarajevo by plane, train, bus, 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 from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane LYS - SJJ
7h 23m$149–389Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
25h 30m$140–271Train, bus via Venice
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Gorizia Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Gorizia to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
19h 19m$208–880Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Visoko, Autobuska stanicabus
21h 14mDrive 1,429.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Sarajevocar 1,429.5 km
14h 25m$256–370Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane GVA - SJJ
8h 48m$165–491Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Kakanj, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
21h 50m
Lyon to Sarajevo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to bus via Zagreb which costs $140 - $280 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $140 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Sarajevo. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Genève, Place des Alpes and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 50m.
The distance between Lyon and Sarajevo is 1092 km. The road distance is 1429.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo without a car is to train and bus via Venice which takes 19h 19m and costs $200 - $900.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Lyon to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sarajevo is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $140 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 21h 50m.
Lyon to Sarajevo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Zagreb - Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Sarajevo is 1430 km. It takes approximately 14h 25m to drive from Lyon to Sarajevo.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sarajevo (SJJ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Geneva - Bus Station, Genève, Place des Alpes, and Kakanj, Autobuska stanica in around 21h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sarajevo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Gorizia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Gorizia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Gorizia to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $44–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $44
- Private
- $226
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- [email protected]
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 387 30 514 886
- Website
- bosnatours.ba
Bus from Basel SBB to Visoko, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bosnatours.ba
Bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Kakanj, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bosnatours.ba
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +387 51 214 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- autoprevoz-gs.com
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.autoprevoz-gs.com/
- Phone
- +387 62 808 962
- [email protected]
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
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