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Compare train, bus, and flight for Bordeaux to Lyon
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Bordeaux to Lyon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €24. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 53m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €24, and a train costs an average of €73.
Distance: 436 km
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€38 Average price Cheapest | €100 Average price | €148 Average price |
6h 36m Average total duration 6h 6m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 53m Average total duration Fastest 3h 53m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 5h 27m Average total duration 4h 57m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Bordeaux to Lyon
How to get from Bordeaux to Lyon by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bordeaux to Lyon is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 476711:59 PM6h51Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes6:50 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€401One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 476711:59 PM6h51Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes6:50 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€401One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- EC181711:35 AM1h10Bordeaux Mérignac Airport12:45 PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€751One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 8508 · 662112:46 PM5h14Bordeaux-Saint-Jean6:00 PMLyon Part Dieu€1281One-way1 transfer
- 8560 · 66859:46 AM5h10Bordeaux-Saint-Jean2:56 PMLyon Part Dieu€1391One-way1 transfer
- 8504 · 661710:47 AM5h09Bordeaux-Saint-Jean3:56 PMLyon Part Dieu€1521One-way1 transfer
- 47514:00 PM7h15Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes11:15 PMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€401One-way0 transfers
FlixBus10:40 PM8h10Bordeaux, Gare Routière de Paludate6:50 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€411One-way0 transfers- 5067012:30 PM8h05Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes8:35 PMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€451One-way0 transfers
- EC43109:05 AM1h10Bordeaux Mérignac Airport10:15 AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€751One-way0 transfers
- EC43129:45 PM1h10Bordeaux Mérignac Airport10:55 PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€1131One-way0 transfers
AF7435 · AF73682:05 PM4h05Bordeaux Mérignac Airport6:10 PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport€1931One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Bordeaux to Lyon:
A bus is €61 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bordeaux to Lyon costing on average €100.
A bus is €110 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bordeaux to Lyon costing on average €148.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 57m.
Bus takes on average 6h 6m.
- Around 12 flights per day.
- Around 11 buses per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bordeaux and Lyon as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bordeaux Mérignac Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bordeaux-Saint-Jean and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
- Buses mostly depart from Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes and arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lyon by train.
- Travel with easyJet, Air France to go to Lyon by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Alsa to go to Lyon by bus.
- 3 direct flights per day with easyJet, Air France.
- 10 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Alsa.
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