There are 3 ways to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Lyon by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SMF - LYS
18h 38m€403–1,319Fly Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SMF - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
21h 1m€395–1,302Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SFO - LYS
19h 47m€409–1,177
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Lyon is to train and BART and fly which costs €400 - €1200 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Lyon is to fly which takes 18h 38m and costs €400 - €1400.
The distance between Sacramento Airport (SMF) and Lyon is 9248 km.
It takes approximately 18h 38m to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 9h ahead of Sacramento Airport (SMF). It is currently 12:17 PM in Sacramento Airport (SMF) and 9:17 PM in Lyon.
There are 649+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Sacramento Airport (SMF), USA and Lyon, France?
Delta, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- €10–13
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
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