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Compare coach, train and flight for Saint-Nazaire to Lyon
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Saint-Nazaire to Lyon among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £53. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £53, and a flight costs an average of £44.
Distance: 565 km
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£80 Average Price | £81 Average Price | £67 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 17m Average total duration 5h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 33m Average total duration Fastest 1h 33m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 9h 33m Average total duration 9h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Lyon from Saint-Nazaire by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Saint-Nazaire to Lyon is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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532015:415h49La Croix de Méan21:30Lyon Part Dieu£691One-way1 change
Cheapest
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532015:415h49La Croix de Méan21:30Lyon Part Dieu£691One-way1 change
Fastest
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85807216:105h20Saint-Nazaire station21:30Lyon Part Dieu£711One-way1 change
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85802015:395h51Penhoët21:30Lyon Part Dieu£691One-way1 change
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85806211:156h15Saint-Nazaire station17:30Lyon Part Dieu£871One-way1 change
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12462 · 66157:397h17La Croix de Méan14:56Lyon Part Dieu£1051One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Saint-Nazaire to Lyon:
A coach is £13 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Saint-Nazaire to Lyon costing on average £80.
A coach is £14 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Saint-Nazaire to Lyon costing on average £81.
Other travel options to Lyon take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 47m.
Coach takes on average 9h 3m.
- Around 16 trains per day.
- Around 11 flights per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Saint-Nazaire and Lyon as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Saint-Nazaire, Gare SNCF and arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
- Flights mostly depart from Nantes Atlantique Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Saint-Nazaire station and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
- Travel with easyJet, Volotea, Air France to go to Lyon by flight.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lyon by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to Lyon by coach.
- 2 direct flights per day with easyJet, Volotea.
- 2 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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