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Cheapest€165.93
- Transavia France TF977917:433h 20m21:03Istanbul SAWLyon LYS
Door to door 6h 30mCO2 509.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Istanbul to Lyon costs €165.93 at the cheapest and takes 6h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 2,069 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,069 km
- Fastest
- 6h 10m
- Average
- 6h 23m
- Services per day
- 28
- Cheapest
- €165.93
- CO2 per passenger
- 509.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 10m | 3h | 3h 10m | €198.38 | 509.0 kg | 28 |
- 6h 10mFastest, by Flight
- €198.38Cheapest, by Flight
- 509.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,069 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€186.58
- Turkish Airlines TA348208:283h11:28Istanbul SAWLyon LYS
Door to door 6h 10mCO2 509.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
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Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Istanbul to Lyon | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €350.60 | €321.10 | €243.22 | €268.00 | €324.64 | €302.81 | €260.33 | €233.19 | €210.18 | €198.38 | €207.82 | €260.92 | €240.86 | €209.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €165.93
Lyon sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Lyon Part Dieu
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Istanbul to Lyon
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €201.3390 days
- €132.8960 days
- €138.2045 days
- €134.6630 days
- €194.2521 days
- €209.5914 days
- €260.337 days
- €243.223 days
- €350.601 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €132.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 164 percent. The most expensive point is €350.60, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €233.19Sun
- €210.18Mon
- €198.38Tue
- €207.82Wed
- €260.92Thu
- €240.86Fri
- €209.59Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €243.22Sep
- €175.37Oct
- €157.08Nov
- €162.39Dec
- €154.13Jan
- €130.53Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,069 km against 2,009 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Istanbul at 06:01 and the last at 20:21, across 28 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Istanbul
Rail
- Istanbul Halkali
- Vadistanbul
- Tünel
Bus
- Istanbul Esenler Otogar
- İGS
Air
- IST
- SAW
Ferry
- Istanbul Yenikapi
- Eminonu
Lyon
Rail
- Lyon Part Dieu
- Lyon Part-Dieu
- Dardilly le Jubin
Bus
- Lyon Perrache
- Gare routière internationale Lyon Gerland
Air
- LYS
Ferry
- Confluence
- Subsistances
The fare from LYS into Lyon is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from LYS into Lyon?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 AJet | €168.88 |
 Pegasus Airlines | €169.47 |
 Transavia France | €165.93 |
 Turkish Airlines | €170.65 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €133.00 | 80% |
| Taxes | €23.94 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €165.93 | 100% |
A day in Lyon hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Lyon
Most of the points near Lyon Part Dieu open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Istanbul to Lyon
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Lyon?
The fastest journey from Istanbul to Lyon takes 6h 10m door to door, of which 3h is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 23m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Istanbul to Lyon?
The cheapest fare from Istanbul to Lyon is €165.93, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €269.18. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Lyon?
The cheapest way from Istanbul to Lyon is by flight, at €198.38 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 10m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Istanbul to Lyon?
Fares from Istanbul to Lyon bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €132.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 164 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Istanbul to Lyon?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Istanbul to Lyon, at €198.38. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Istanbul to Lyon?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Istanbul to Lyon, at €130.53 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Istanbul to Lyon?
4 operators sell services from Istanbul to Lyon across 1 mode: AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Transavia France, Turkish Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Istanbul to Lyon?
Every service we sell from Istanbul to Lyon is direct, with around 28 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 10m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Istanbul to Lyon use?
Services from Istanbul to Lyon by flight leave from Istanbul SAW and arrive at Lyon LYS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Istanbul to Lyon?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Istanbul to Lyon allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Lyon on September 12, 2026: 2069 km of route against 2009 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €165.93, and 6h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Lyon and elsewhere in France. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Lyon before you go
Day trips that leave Lyon in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.
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