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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 an average ticket price of £40 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 8h 40m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £40, while a train costs an average of £96.
Distance: 495 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£40 Average Price Cheapest | £96 Average Price |
10h 53m Average total duration 10h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 40m Average total duration Fastest 8h 10m 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.
- FlixBus18:4013h05Pau, Lycée St John Perse7:45Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£211One-way0 changes
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- FlixBus18:4013h05Pau, Lycée St John Perse7:45Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£211One-way0 changes
Fastest
T772128:151h25Pau Pyrenees Airport9:40Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£4451One-way0 changes
Other options
L52 (867246)+6875+
87271013:368h02Pau station21:38Lyon Part Dieu£791One-way2 changes- 6873+87273612:576h53Pau station19:50Lyon Part Dieu£831One-way1 change
- L52 (867201)+8404 · 66114:587h58Pau station12:56Lyon Part Dieu£1081One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:2514h00Pau, Lycée St John Perse1:25Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£361One-way1 change
8717 · 31689:5512h10Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)22:05Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£371One-way1 change- FlixBus · FlixBus9:4012h05Pau, Lycée St John Perse21:45Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland)£441One-way1 change
AF7493 · AF736814:253h45Pau Pyrenees Airport18:10Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£2101One-way1 change- AF7497 · AF73646:304h00Pau Pyrenees Airport10:30Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£2101One-way1 change
- AF7497 · AF73666:307h15Pau Pyrenees Airport13:45Lyon Saint Exupery Airport£2101One-way1 change
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FAQs: Pau to Lyon
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This is compared to other travel options from Pau to Lyon:
A coach is £56 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Pau to Lyon costing on average £96.
A coach is £195 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Pau to Lyon costing on average £235.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 53m.
Flight takes on average 14h 32m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 3 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, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Internorte, Alsa, BlaBlaCar to go to Lyon by coach.
- 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.
- 1 direct coaches per day with Alsa, BlaBlaCar.
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