Which airports can I use when flying from Chicago to Lyon?

Flights from Chicago to Lyon may depart from several airports in Chicago area, including Chicago Midway (MDW), Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) and Chicago Greater Rockford (RFD). Flights usually arrive at Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS).

What cabin classes can I book on flights from Chicago to Lyon?

Four cabin classes are available on flights from Chicago to Lyon: • Economy Class • Premium Economy Class • Business Class • First Class Prices vary by airline.

Which airports do connecting flights from Chicago to Lyon pass through?

One-stop flights from Chicago to Lyon most commonly connect through: • Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS) - 18% of one-stop connections • Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) - 16% of one-stop connections • Dublin (DUB) - 15% of one-stop connections • Frankfurt am Main (FRA) - 14% of one-stop connections

Can I save money by using flexible dates for flights from Chicago to Lyon?

Yes. Flexible dates can save you up to 48% on flights from Chicago to Lyon. Friday is the cheapest departure day at $793 round-trip on average, while Thursday is the most expensive at $1,503, a difference of $710. KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

What popular places can I visit in Lyon?

Some of the most popular sights in Lyon are Centre de congrès de Lyon, Tour Part-Dieu and Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière. These are among the most viewed places in Lyon on KAYAK.

How long is a flight from Chicago to Lyon?

A nonstop flight from Chicago to Lyon takes 00m, covering 4,353 miles.

Do I need a passport to fly from Chicago to Lyon?

Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.

How are flight prices from Chicago to Lyon looking right now?

One-way fares from Chicago to Lyon are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $426, which is 17% below the typical average for this route.

How much time can I save by choosing a different layover airport from Chicago to Lyon?

Flying via Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 11h 08m, compared with 11h 42m via Brussels Bruxelles-National (BRU) and 11h 43m via Frankfurt am Main (FRA).

What is the time difference between Chicago and Lyon?

Lyon is 7 hours ahead of Chicago (Central European Time vs Central Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

What car rental options are available at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)?

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around $11 for economy cars. Top options include: • Rentscape • Alamo • Ok Mobility • Europcar • Enterprise Rent-A-Car

How much should I expect to pay for a Chicago to Lyon flight?

Round-trip flights from Chicago to Lyon range from $743 to $1,189, with an average of $911 over the past 12 months. Anything below $743 counts as a good deal.

What is the cheapest Chicago to Lyon flight route?

There's little price difference between Chicago to Lyon routes. They average around $911 round-trip, based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

What's the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Lyon?

Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Friday is the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Lyon. It’s 13% cheaper than the average day, while Thursday is the most expensive, with prices 64% higher.

What’s the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Lyon?

•February is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Lyon at $431 round-trip. •July ($1,258) and June ($1,044) are the most expensive months. •The price difference between flying in the cheapest and most expensive months is 191% on average. This is based on KAYAK aggregated and averaged internal data over the past 12 months.

Which airline is the cheapest to fly from Chicago to Lyon?

British Airways ($733) and United Airlines ($740) are the cheapest airlines to fly round-trip from Chicago to Lyon according to KAYAK data over the last 5 days.

What’s the most popular layover airport when flying from Chicago to Lyon?

Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS) is the most popular layover for the Chicago to Lyon route. 18% of KAYAK users who booked 1-stop round-trips over the past 3 months connected via LIS.

What is the cheapest layover airport when flying from Chicago to Lyon?

Flights via Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $528. Based on KAYAK data over the past 3 months.

When flying from Chicago to Lyon which airport offers the shortest layover?

Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) had the shortest average connection time for Chicago to Lyon layovers at 6h 33m over the past 3 months.

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February

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Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Lyon

Sun, Nov 15 - Tue, Nov 24

9:50 pm - 5:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

13h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

12:55 pm - 6:25 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$732Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 22

5:10 pm - 1:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

13h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

9:10 pm - 1:45 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

$733British Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 22

1:55 pm - 11:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

14h 10m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National

6:10 am - 8:30 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 20m2 stops Madrid Barajas Philadelphia

$734Multiple Airlines

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Dec 9

9:50 pm - 6:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

13h 15m1 stop London Heathrow

7:00 pm - 1:45 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

$734British Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Thu, Nov 26

7:05 am - 11:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

21h 00m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

1:40 pm - 9:44 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 04m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

$740United Airlines

Mon, Mar 1 - Thu, Mar 4

3:45 pm - 11:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

12h 20m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

1:40 pm - 12:40 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 00m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl New York LaGuardia

$744United Airlines

Tue, Nov 17 - Tue, Nov 24

5:50 pm - 11:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

10h 15m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

1:40 pm - 8:22 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 42m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Philadelphia

$744United Airlines

Sat, Nov 28 - Sun, Dec 6

5:05 pm - 1:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

13h 25m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

6:55 am - 2:25 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,123Air France

Sun, Dec 20 - Fri, Jan 1

6:25 pm - 5:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

16h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

11:35 am - 4:15 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

11h 40m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,627Air France

Sat, Dec 19 - Sat, Jan 2

6:25 pm - 1:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

12h 05m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

6:20 am - 2:25 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,773Air France

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Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 7

6:00 pm - 12:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

11h 20m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 2:55 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 30m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$772United Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Oct 6

6:00 pm - 12:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

11h 20m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

2:45 pm - 11:00 amLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 15m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$801United Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 14

3:35 pm - 12:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

13h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 12:55 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

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$804Lufthansa

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3:35 pm - 12:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

13h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 12:55 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 30m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$805Lufthansa

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 7

3:40 pm - 9:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

11h 15m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

1:55 pm - 12:00 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 05m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Ottawa

$813Air Canada

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 14

11:05 am - 9:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

15h 50m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:25 am - 2:52 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 27m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$817Air Canada

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 14

11:00 am - 9:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

15h 55m2 stops New York LaGuardia Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:25 am - 11:00 amLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

11h 35m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$817United Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 14

11:00 am - 9:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

15h 55m2 stops New York LaGuardia Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

7:05 am - 12:00 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

11h 55m1 stop Brussels Bruxelles-National

$818United Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Oct 6

11:15 am - 9:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

15h 40m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

1:55 pm - 8:12 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 17m1 stop Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$818United Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 14

10:43 am - 9:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry

16h 12m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

6:25 am - 2:52 pmLYS Lyon-Saint Exupéry-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 27m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

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Price, demand and travel trends for Chicago to Lyon flights

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What is the cheapest Chicago to Lyon flight route? KAYAK tracks online flight deals over the last 12 months and analyzes pricing trends to identify the best available fares.: There's little price difference between Chicago to Lyon routes. They average around $911 round-trip, based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.
What's the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Lyon?: Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Friday is the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Lyon. It’s 13% cheaper than the average day, while Thursday is the most expensive, with prices 64% higher.
What’s the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Lyon? KAYAK internal proprietary data takes all prices for each month over the last 12 months for round-trip flights from Chicago to Lyon, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers and then takes the median of all values for each month.: •February is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Lyon at $431 round-trip.
•July ($1,258) and June ($1,044) are the most expensive months.
•The price difference between flying in the cheapest and most expensive months is 191% on average.
This is based on KAYAK aggregated and averaged internal data over the past 12 months.

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When to book flights from Chicago to Lyon

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Lyon based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.

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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

What cabin classes can I book on flights from Chicago to Lyon?
Four cabin classes are available on flights from Chicago to Lyon:

• Economy Class
• Premium Economy Class
• Business Class
• First Class

Prices vary by airline.
How long is a flight from Chicago to Lyon?
A nonstop flight from Chicago to Lyon takes 00m, covering 4,353 miles.
Do I need a passport to fly from Chicago to Lyon?
Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.
How much should I expect to pay for a Chicago to Lyon flight?
Round-trip flights from Chicago to Lyon range from $743 to $1,189, with an average of $911 over the past 12 months. Anything below $743 counts as a good deal.
How are flight prices from Chicago to Lyon looking right now?
One-way fares from Chicago to Lyon are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $426, which is 17% below the typical average for this route.
What car rental options are available at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)?
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around $11 for economy cars. Top options include:

• Rentscape
• Alamo
• Ok Mobility
• Europcar
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Which airports can I use when flying from Chicago to Lyon?
Flights from Chicago to Lyon may depart from several airports in Chicago area, including Chicago Midway (MDW), Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) and Chicago Greater Rockford (RFD). Flights usually arrive at Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS).
Which airports do connecting flights from Chicago to Lyon pass through?
One-stop flights from Chicago to Lyon most commonly connect through:

• Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS) - 18% of one-stop connections
• Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) - 16% of one-stop connections
• Dublin (DUB) - 15% of one-stop connections
• Frankfurt am Main (FRA) - 14% of one-stop connections
Can I save money by using flexible dates for flights from Chicago to Lyon?
Yes. Flexible dates can save you up to 48% on flights from Chicago to Lyon. Friday is the cheapest departure day at $793 round-trip on average, while Thursday is the most expensive at $1,503, a difference of $710.

KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.
How much time can I save by choosing a different layover airport from Chicago to Lyon?
Flying via Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 11h 08m, compared with 11h 42m via Brussels Bruxelles-National (BRU) and 11h 43m via Frankfurt am Main (FRA).
What is the time difference between Chicago and Lyon?
Lyon is 7 hours ahead of Chicago (Central European Time vs Central Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.
What popular places can I visit in Lyon?
Some of the most popular sights in Lyon are Centre de congrès de Lyon, Tour Part-Dieu and Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière. These are among the most viewed places in Lyon on KAYAK.

If your dates are flexible, aim for a Friday departure and avoid flying on Thursday. On this route, Friday flights average $793, about $710 less than Thursday fares (47% savings) based on the last 12 months.
If you can choose when to travel, plan your Chicago to Lyon trip for February. Fares historically average $431 round-trip in that month - typically $827 less than the most expensive month, which is July (based on the last 12 months).

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