How to get from Lyon to Paris

There are 3 travel options from Lyon to Paris: coach, flight or train.

A coach service offers the cheapest way to travel from Lyon to Paris, which costs on average £11.

This is compared to other ways of getting to Paris:

A coach is about £109 less than a flight, which costs on average £120 for this route.

A coach is £23 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to Paris costing on average £34.

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

Other travel options from Lyon to Paris can usually take longer:

In comparison, taking a coach requires on average 5 h 30 min   of travel time.

In comparison, going by train can take 1 h 59 min   on average.

Paris is approximately 244 miles (393 km) away from Lyon.

The average frequency per day from Lyon to Paris is:

• 12 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Lyon and Paris as scheduled services by coach, flight or train 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 most often depart from Lyon at Lyon, Gare Perrache and arrive in Paris at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
• Flights most often depart from Lyon at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Paris at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
• Trains from Lyon to Paris most often leave from Lyon Part Dieu and arrive in Paris Gare de Lyon.

If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Lyon to Paris, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:

• BlaBlaCar Bus can get you to Paris by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with BlaBlaCar Bus from Lyon to Paris for £11 on Omio.
• Air France can get you to Paris by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Air France from Lyon to Paris for £120 on Omio.
• SNCF | TGV INOUI can get you to Paris by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with SNCF | TGV INOUI from Lyon to Paris for £34 on Omio.

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

• You'll find direct coach services to Paris with Flixbus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Eurolines Switzerland or BlaBlaCar Bus with around direct coaches every day.
• You can check for a direct train to Paris with SNCF | TER or SNCF | TGV INOUI with 12 direct trains per day.

As you won't need to change at another stop in between, direct services to Paris tend to save you time and add more convenience, so it's worth paying attention to before you buy tickets for this trip.

When planning your trip to Paris from Lyon, it’s good to keep in mind what tickets to book and their prices in the next 7 days:

• Coach tickets are costing on average £11 one way.
• Plane tickets cost £120 one way on average.
• Train tickets cost on average £34 one way.

However, we recommend buying tickets between Lyon and Paris online a few months in advance to get the best deals and save money on your upcoming journey.