How to travel from Lyon to Madrid

There are 3 options to travel to Madrid from Lyon including taking a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Madrid is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €33 compared to other travel options to Madrid:

A coach is €19 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €52 from Lyon to Madrid.

Taking a coach costs €76 less than taking a train, which costs on average €109 for the same trip.

The fastest way to get to Madrid from Lyon is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 55 min.

Other travel options to Madrid take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 16 h 40 min of travel time.

Train takes 9 h 4 min on average.

The Lyon to Madrid distance is approximately 912 km.

The average frequency per day from Lyon to Madrid is:

• 9 coaches per day.
• 36 flights a day.
• 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lyon and Madrid as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Lyon to Madrid:

• Coaches most often depart from Lyon at Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in Madrid at Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses.
• Flights most often depart from Lyon at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Madrid at Madrid Barajas Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Lyon to Madrid:

• BlaBlaCar Bus, Ourbus, Alsa, FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus can take you to Madrid by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for Ourbus from Lyon to Madrid for €33.
• Iberia Express, Volotea, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, easyJet, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM or Lufthansa Cityline (2) can take you to Madrid by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for Iberia Express from Lyon to Madrid for €52.
• SNCF | TGV INOUI or TGV INOUI can get you to Madrid by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with SNCF | TGV INOUI from Lyon to Madrid for €109 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Lyon to Madrid with the following travel companies:

• Direct coach available with Alsa, FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3 direct coaches per day.
• 3 direct flights per day with Iberia Express or Iberia.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Madrid as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Lyon and Madrid.