There are 11 ways to get from Patras to Lyon by bus, plane, busferry, train, car ferry, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Preveza Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus
- Fly from Preveza Airport (PVK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PVK - LYS
11h 31m€200–379Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Káto Achaḯa to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane KLX - LYS
13h 9m€154–291Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Patra to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
26h 53mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Drive from Port of Ancona to Lyoncar
29h 44m€257–372Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Patra to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuelebusferry
- Take the bus from Turin to Lyonbus 729 / ...
32h 9mFly Patras Araxos Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GPA - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
11h 43m€245–678Fly Patras Araxos Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane GPA - LYS
11h 29m€205–602Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
31h 35m€228–394Bus
- Take the bus from Patras to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
43h 23mCar ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
44h 1m€260–433Drive 2,207.7 km
- Drive from Patras to Lyoncar 2,207.7 km
26h 56m€402–581
Preveza Airport (PVK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €150 - €300 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Lyon is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs €200 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Patra and arriving at Lyon via Durrës and Turin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 9m.
The distance between Patras and Lyon is 1692 km. The road distance is 2207.7 km.
The best way to get from Patras to Lyon without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 26h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Patras to Lyon, including transfers.
Patras to Lyon bus services, operated by Euro Interlines Komatas Tours, depart from Patra station.
The best way to get from Patras to Lyon is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs €200 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 43h 23m.
Patras to Lyon bus services, operated by Euro Interlines Komatas Tours, arrive at Durrës station.
Lyon is 1h behind Patras. It is currently 11:36 AM in Patras and 10:36 AM in Lyon.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Lyon, France?
TUIfly, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Patras to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station via Tirana, Shkencat e Natyrës, Teg, and Tirana in around 43h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zakinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Preveza Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Patras to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Turin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +30 26210 20600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelileias.gr
Bus from Káto Achaḯa to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- [email protected]
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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