How to travel from Milan to Lyon

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

The cheapest way to travel to Lyon from Milan is a coach with an average price of €19.

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

A coach is €52 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Milan to Lyon costing on average €71.

Taking a coach costs €37 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of €56.

The fastest way from Milan to Lyon is by flight with an average journey time of 3 h 50 min.

There are alternative travel options to Lyon that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 6 h 15 min of travel time.

Getting to Lyon by train takes 7 h on average.

You should expect to travel around 339 km from Milan to Lyon.

The average frequency per day from Milan to Lyon is:

• 9 coaches a day.
• Around 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Milan and 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 Milan to Lyon:

• Coaches most often depart from Milan at Orio al Serio, Milan Bergamo Airport (Bus station) and arrive in Lyon at Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
• Flights most often depart from Milan at Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport and arrive in Lyon at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
• Trains most often depart from Milan at Milan Centrale and arrive in Lyon at Lyon Part Dieu.

The following travel companies offer services from Milan to Lyon:

• BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Ourbus can take you to Lyon by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for Ourbus from Milan to Lyon for €16.
• Travel with Vueling Airlines, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Austrian Airlines or Air Dolomiti to go to Lyon by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Vueling Airlines Milan to Lyon tickets on Omio for €71.
• Travel with Trenitalia, TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI or Regionale to go to Lyon by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Trenitalia Milan to Lyon tickets on Omio for €33.

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

• You can find 8 direct coaches per day to Lyon with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus.
• You can find 1 direct train per day to take to Lyon with Regionale.

Direct services to Lyon 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.