How to travel from Madrid to Lyon

There are 3 ways to get from Madrid to Lyon: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Lyon from Madrid is by taking a flight, which costs on average €32.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Madrid to Lyon:

A flight is €1 less than a coach with an average ticket price of €33 from Madrid to Lyon.

A flight is €96 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Madrid to Lyon costing on average €128.

The fastest way to get to Lyon from Madrid is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 50 min.

Other travel options to Lyon take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 16 h 35 min of travel time.

Getting to Lyon by train takes 16 h 10 min on average.

Lyon is approximately 912 km away from Madrid.

The average frequency per day from Madrid to Lyon is:

• 8 coaches a day.
• 34 flights per day.
• 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route from Madrid to 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 Madrid to Lyon:

• Coaches mostly leave from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and tend to arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
• Flights mostly leave from Madrid Barajas Airport and tend to arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.

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

• You can travel from Madrid to Lyon by coach with BlaBlaCar Bus, Ourbus, FlixBus, Alsa or Union Ivkoni - Unibus. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for €33 with Ourbus from Madrid to Lyon.
• You can go to Lyon from Madrid by plane with Iberia Express, Air Nostrum, Volotea, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, easyJet, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa or KLM. You'll see cheap plane tickets for €32 with Iberia from Madrid to Lyon on Omio.
• You can travel by train from Madrid to Lyon with AVE, and you can find AVE Madrid to Lyon tickets for €128 on Omio.

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

• 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus.
• 3 direct flights per day with Iberia Express, Volotea or Iberia.

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