Lyon LYS to Porto OPO flight with easyJet

Lyon to Porto Flights: An Overview

Porto is the city that gave Portugal its name, a historic trading port on the Douro that also gave the world port wine, still the city's most celebrated industry, with the famous port cellars clustered along the river banks. It's an important business center in Iberia and a popular destination for vacationers. Direct flights from Lyon to Porto offer fast connections for French visitors heading to northern Portugal. Flights are provided by a budget airline and a national carrier, with journey times a little over two hours. Departures include morning, afternoon and early evening options. Additional indirect flights with one change en route are operated by several airlines, offering extra travel options to Porto.

Which airlines fly from Lyon to Porto?

UK budget airline easyJet offers daily direct flights from Lyon to Porto. French national carrier Air France, in a code share operation with Transavia France, also provides direct flights on this route. Indirect connections to the Portuguese city include Brussels Airlines routes via Brussels, national carrier TAP Portugal and PGA-Portugalia Airlines flights via Lisbon, and KLM services via Amsterdam Schiphol.

How long is the flight from Lyon to Porto?

The fastest services on the 1,218 kilometers route south-west from Lyon to Porto are direct flights, with easyJet taking around two hours and ten minutes to complete the trip. Air France and Transavia direct flights take five minutes longer to reach Porto.  TAP Portugal and PGA-Portugalia Airlines routes via Lisbon offer the fastest indirect flights from Lyon to Porto, taking roughly four hours and five minutes total journey time. Brussels Airlines routes via the Belgian capital take 20 minutes longer, while Iberia services via Madrid can take close to five hours.

How many flights are there from Lyon to Porto?

The easyJet budget airline timetable has two daily direct flights from Lyon to Porto five days a week, and one direct flight on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Departure times include early afternoon and early evening flights. The Air France and Transavia schedule has five direct flights a week, with an early morning departure on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays and an afternoon service on Saturdays.  There are also more than 20 daily indirect flights on this route with one change, with departure times from early morning to early evening.

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Lyon to Porto?

Departure airport: Lyon Saint Exupery Airport is located 20 kilometers south-east of central Lyon, with Rhonexpress tram services providing frequent transfers to the terminal in 20-30 minutes. Passenger facilities at the airport include long and short stay parking lots, designer fashion stores, specialty food and wine stores, international restaurants, cafe-bars, news vendors, ATMs, business lounges and free WiFi.

Arrival airport: Porto Airport is located 11 kilometers north-west of the city center, with fast transfers downtown available on Line E of the metro, taking 20-30 minutes. Facilities at the terminal include car rental desks, baggage storage lockers, port wine stores, international restaurants, a sushi bar, coffee shops, duty-free shopping mall, business lounge, free WiFi and taxi stands.