Travel Information from Lyon to Edinburgh
| 784 miles | |
| Train, coach or flight | |
| £42 - £592 | |
| Flight • £42 • 2 h 15 min | |
| Flight • £42 • 2 h 15 min | |
| FlixBus, easyJet or TGV INOUI |
Travel 784 miles by train, coach or flight to Edinburgh from Lyon. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, easyJet or TGV INOUI among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Lyon to Edinburgh.
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How to get to Edinburgh from Lyon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lyon to Edinburgh is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Lyon to Edinburgh
Travel to Edinburgh easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Lyon to Edinburgh.

There are 3 travel options from Lyon to Edinburgh: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Lyon to Edinburgh is a flight with an average price of £42.
This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to Edinburgh:
A flight is £7 less than a coach for this trip with tickets for a coach from Lyon to Edinburgh costing on average £49.
A flight is £550 less than a train with an average ticket price of £592 from Lyon to Edinburgh.
The fastest way from Lyon to Edinburgh is by flight with an average journey time of 2 h 15 min.
There are alternative travel options to Edinburgh that take longer:
Coach takes on average 27 h 5 min.
Getting to Edinburgh by train takes 9 h 42 min on average.
The distance between Lyon and Edinburgh is around 784 miles.
The average frequency per day from Lyon to Edinburgh is:
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 26 flights per day.
- 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Lyon and Edinburgh 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 when travelling from Lyon to Edinburgh:
- Most travellers take a flight from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
The following travel companies offer services from Lyon to Edinburgh:
- FlixBus can get you to Edinburgh by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with FlixBus from Lyon to Edinburgh for £49 on Omio.
- EasyJet, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Brussels Airlines or Lufthansa can get you to Edinburgh by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with easyJet from Lyon to Edinburgh for £42 on Omio.
- TGV INOUI can get you to Edinburgh by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with TGV INOUI from Lyon to Edinburgh for £592 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct services available from Lyon to Edinburgh with the following travel companies:
- Direct services by coach with.
- Direct flight with.
- Direct train with.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh.
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