There are 8 ways to get from Croatia to Lyon by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
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 Split Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SPU - LYS
4h 51m€87–264Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Lyonbus FlixBus N953
20h 25m€85–160Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
14h 44m€458–947Bus via Bregana
- Take the bus from Bregana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
19h 16m€115–118Drive 1,036.6 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Lyoncar 1,036.6 km
10h 27m€166–239Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAG - LYS
7h 25m€118–340Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
7h 43m€90–777Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
17h 30m€139–259
Croatia to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to bus via Bregana which costs €114 - €118 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs €85 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Lyon. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 30m.
The distance between Croatia and Lyon is 964 km. The road distance is 1036.6 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Lyon without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 44m and costs €450 - €950.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Croatia to Lyon, including transfers.
Croatia to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Lyon train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 51m and costs €85 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus via Bregana, which costs €114 - €118 and takes 19h 16m, you could also train, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 17h 30m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Lyon, France?
Volotea, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily. Alternatively, BS Tours operates a bus from Bregana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station once a week, and the journey takes 17h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- BS Tours
Bus from Bregana to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- BS Tours
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zagreb to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Croatia to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Croatia to Lyon train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Lyon is 1037 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Croatia to Lyon.
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