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Compare train and bus for Lille to Lyon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Lille to Lyon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €20. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 13m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €20, and a train costs an average of €41.
Distance: 559 km
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€87 Average price | €35 Average price Cheapest |
4h 43m Average total duration Fastest 4h 13m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 53m Average total duration 8h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Lille to Lyon by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lille to Lyon is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
831337:00 PM9h05Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)4:05 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€351One-way0 transfers
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831337:00 PM9h05Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)4:05 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€351One-way0 transfers
Fastest
125302:01 PM2h58Lille-Europe4:59 PMLyon Part Dieu€1801One-way0 transfers
Other options
7060 · 66895:12 PM3h44Lille Flandres8:56 PMLyon Part Dieu€1041One-way1 transfer
5240 · 53205:16 PM4h14Lille Flandres9:30 PMLyon Part Dieu€1251One-way1 transfer
51025:59 AM3h01Lille-Europe9:00 AMLyon Part Dieu€1371One-way0 transfers
1682 · 47814:00 PM9h40Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)1:40 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€421One-way1 transfer
51122 · 501072:35 PM9h45Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)12:20 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€421One-way1 transfer
50576 · 508837:35 PM9h50Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)5:25 AMLyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)€421One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Lille to Lyon:
A bus is €52 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lille to Lyon costing on average €87.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Bus takes on average 8h 23m.
- Around 18 buses per day.
- Around 12 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lille and Lyon as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Lille-Europe and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
- Buses mostly depart from Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe) and arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV, SNCF | TGV Lyria, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lyon by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Lyon by bus.
- 7 direct trains per day with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).
- 6 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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