How to travel from Lyon to Paris

You can get to Paris from Lyon 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to travel from Lyon to Paris is a coach with an average price of €10.

This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to Paris:

A coach is €124 less than a flight with an average ticket price of €134 from Lyon to Paris.

Taking a coach costs €15 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of €24.

The fastest way from Lyon to Paris is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 10 min.

There are alternative travel options to Paris that take longer:

Coach takes on average 5 h 15 min.

Getting to Paris by train takes 1 h 54 min on average.

The distance from Lyon to Paris is approximately 393 km.

The average frequency per day from Lyon to Paris is:

• 27 coaches per day.
• 23 flights a day.
• 26 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Paris from Lyon 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 Paris:

• Coaches mostly depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
• Flights mostly leave from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and tend to arrive in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
• Trains most often depart from Lyon at Lyon Part Dieu and arrive in Paris at Paris Gare de Lyon.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Lyon to Paris:

• You can take a coach from Lyon to Paris with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Alsa. Cheap tickets can be found for €10 with BlaBlaCar Bus from Lyon to Paris.
• You can go to Paris from Lyon by plane with Air France, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines or Air Dolomiti. You'll see cheap plane tickets for €134 with Lufthansa from Lyon to Paris on Omio.
• You can go to Paris from Lyon by train with Trenitalia, TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER, Regionale or SNCF (3). You'll see cheap train tickets for €24 with Trenitalia from Lyon to Paris on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Lyon to Paris with the following travel companies:

• You can find 27 direct coaches per day to take to Paris with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Alsa.
• You can find 4 direct flights per day to take to Paris with Air France.
• You'll find 26 direct trains a day to Paris with Trenitalia, TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER, Regionale or SNCF (3).

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