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Athens (ATH) to Lyon (LYS) flights

There are direct flights from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Aegean Airlines and Transavia France. The distance is 1,780 km, about 2h 40m in the air. There are also 14 one-stop options, via airports such as Rome, Munich and Vienna.

Live fares for ATH → LYSSee all routes on the map
1,780 kmdistance
~2h 40mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
14one-stop options

Direct flights from Athens to Lyon

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ATH → LYSAegean Airlines, Transavia France1,780 km~2h 40m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
FCO RomeAegean Airlines and ITA Airways then HOP! and Air France1,808 km~4h 50m
MUC MunichAegean Airlines and Air China then Discover Airlines and Lufthansa2,104 km~5h 15m
VIE ViennaAegean Airlines and Ryanair then Air France and AirDolomiti2,190 km~5h 20m
MXP MilanoAegean Airlines and easyJet then HOP! and Air France1,804 km~4h 50m
ZRH ZurichSWISS then SWISS1,967 km~5h 5m
BUD BudapestAegean Airlines and Ryanair then easyJet2,221 km~5h 25m
NCE NiceeasyJet then Air France and easyJet1,827 km~4h 55m
MRS MarseilleAegean Airlines and Air France then HOP!1,943 km~5h
MLA MaltaRyanair and KM Malta Airlines then Air France and KM Malta Airlines2,223 km~5h 25m
VCE VeniceITA Airways and Ryanair then HOP! and Air France1,842 km~4h 55m
BLQ BolognaMalta Air then HOP! and Air France1,790 km~4h 50m
ADB IzmirAegean Airlines and Pegasus Airlines then SunExpress2,278 km~5h 25m

More from Athens and Lyon

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.