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Compare train, coach and flight for Pau to Lyon
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Pau to Lyon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £14. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 52m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £14, and a train costs an average of £45.
Distance: 495 km
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£36 Average Price Cheapest | £107 Average Price |
10h 50m Average total duration 10h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 22m Average total duration Fastest 7h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Pau to Lyon
How to get to Lyon from Pau by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Pau to Lyon is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
8694 · 510829:4011h15Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)20:55Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£401One-way1 change
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8694 · 510829:4011h15Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)20:55Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£401One-way1 change
Fastest
T7721818:251h25Pau Pyrenees Airport19:50Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£4681One-way0 changes
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L52 (867246)13:368h02Pau station21:38Lyon Part Dieu£691One-way2 changes
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687512:578h41Pau station21:38Lyon Part Dieu£691One-way1 change
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617519:4713h57Pau station9:44Lyon Part Dieu£1541One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus9:4011h55Pau, Lycée St John Perse21:35Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£551One-way1 change
54050 · 85006:3511h35Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)18:10Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£731One-way1 change
FlixBus18:4013h05Pau, Lycée St John Perse7:45Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£761One-way0 changes
AF7495 · AF940819:3015h45Pau Pyrenees Airport11:15Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£1581One-way1 change
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AF749519:3014h00Pau Pyrenees Airport9:30Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£2011One-way1 change
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AF74976:3014h55Pau Pyrenees Airport21:25Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£2021One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Pau to Lyon:
A coach is £71 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Pau to Lyon costing on average £107.
A coach is £131 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Pau to Lyon costing on average £167.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 20m.
Flight takes on average 11h 51m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Pau and Lyon as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Pau Pyrenees Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Pau station and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
- Coaches mostly depart from Pau, Lycée St John Perse and arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités, SNCF | Intercités de nuit, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lyon by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar Bus, Internorte, BlaBlaCar to go to Lyon by coach.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Alsa, Internorte, BlaBlaCar.
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