There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Tampere by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, car train, or car ferry
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 Helsinki Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LYS - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Tamperetrain
9h 46m€159–393Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Tamperetrain R
46h 47m€311–533Drive 3,786.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Tamperecar 3,786.3 km
40h 14m€717–1,036Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane GVA - TMP
12h 22m€405–806Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Tamperetrain
10h 1m€174–359Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane LYS - TMP
12h 2m€160–620Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane LYS - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Tamperetrain
14h 5m€161–412Train, bus via Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12N
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Warsaw, Chopin Airportbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Chopin Airport to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Tamperetrain R
2d€395–738Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Tamperetrain R
2d 1h€279–428Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to 2bus Ob3
2d 3h€272–436Bus, train via Darmstadt
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Darmstadtbus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Tamperetrain R
2d 5h€235–435Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Grenåcar
- Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Tamperecar
2d 1h€665–991
Lyon to Tampere by train, subway, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tampere is to fly and ferry and train which costs €160 - €420 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tampere is to fly and train which takes 9h 46m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Tampere. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at 2 via Warsaw, Bus Station West and 29. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Lyon and Tampere is 2279 km. The road distance is 3786.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tampere without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 47m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Lyon to Tampere, including transfers.
Lyon to Tampere bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tampere is to fly which takes 12h 2m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €440 and takes 2 days 3h.
Lyon to Tampere bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Tampere is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 2:05 AM in Lyon and 3:05 AM in Tampere.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tampere, Finland?
Volotea, Finnair, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to 2 via Warsaw, Bus Station West and 29 in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Luxembourg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Dusseldorf, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Warsaw, Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Chopin Airport to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 (03) 584 2683
- Website
- Valkeakosken Liikenne
Bus from 29 to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Valkeakosken Liikenne
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Darmstadt to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
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