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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Major fine arts museum in a former abbey, with strong collections from antiquity to modern art. A core cultural stop in Lyon.
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Barcelona to Lyon is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Barcelona to Lyon will cost around $132 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $97.
On Sat, Oct 31, we found 19 buses from Barcelona to Lyon, including 17 direct services.
On Sat, Oct 31 the direct buses cover the 531 km distance in an average of 7 h 38 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 7 h 15 m .
On Sat, Oct 31 the slowest buses will take 7 h 55 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Buses from Barcelona to Lyon run on average 20 times per day, taking around 8h 27m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $18 (€15) but you can travel from only $16 (€14) by train.
There are 19 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:30, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 329 miles (531 km) distance in 6h 15m.
Distance 329 miles (531 km) |
Average bus duration 8h 27m |
Cheapest ticket price $18 (€15) |
Buses per day 20 |
Direct buses 19 |
Fastest bus 6h 15m |
First bus 12:30 AM |
Last bus 11:55 PM |
Cheapest Month Oct |
Cheapest Day Sat |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Apr - Jun |
Busiest Day Wed |
Least Busy Day Sun |
Best time to book 91 days |
Use these quick route answers to check fares, travel time, departure options, and direct services before booking from Barcelona to Lyon.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
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Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:20AM | Arrival Time 07:50AM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 12:30AM | Arrival Time 08:25AM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:40AM | Arrival Time 07:20AM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $63 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 12h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $68 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:30AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 9h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:30AM | Arrival Time 09:10AM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:50AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $221 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 10h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:00AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:25AM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 9h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:50AM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $97 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:20PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 8h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:35PM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:10PM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 01:10AM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Mon, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $117 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:15PM | Arrival Time 02:55AM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 01:55AM | Duration 8h25 | Departure days Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator Internorte | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 02:00AM | Duration 8h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 02:00AM | Duration 8h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 01:50AM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $71 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 04:05AM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $108 |
Operator Internorte | Departure Time 08:15PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 8h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:15PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 8h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 03:30AM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator Gipsyy | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator Internorte | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 08:25AM | Duration 11h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $40 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:45PM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 8h35 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:15PM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:40PM | Arrival Time 05:50AM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:50PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:10PM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 8h20 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $57 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:40PM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 7h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $57 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:50PM | Arrival Time 05:40AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $77 |
The table below shows live departures for Barcelona to Lyon buses for today, Friday, October 30. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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54152 | 5:30 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 8h25 | 1:55 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
3154 | 8:10 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 7h55 | 4:05 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:45 PM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 8h35 | 6:20 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:15 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 8h05 | 6:20 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:10 PM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 8h20 | 7:30 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:40 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 7h50 | 7:30 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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83134 | 12:30 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 7h55 | 8:25 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:50 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 9h30 | 12:20 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 8:25 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 9h05 | 5:30 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:50 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 9h00 | 7:50 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
93130 | 11:00 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 9h00 | 8:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:20 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 8h40 | 10:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 2:35 PM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 9h20 | 11:55 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:10 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 8h45 | 11:55 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 0 transfersDirect | |
4732 · 50618 | 4:00 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 9h10 | 1:10 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1 transfer | |
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Major fine arts museum in a former abbey, with strong collections from antiquity to modern art. A core cultural stop in Lyon.
Museum of cinema miniatures and film props in Vieux Lyon. Popular for detailed sets, special-effects history, and family-friendly exhibits.
Excellent free natural history and ethnography museum with fossils, animals, and global cultures. A strong local favorite, especially for families.
Renaissance quarter with cobbled lanes, traboules, courtyards, and major monuments. Essential for atmosphere, history, and walking exploration.
Central peninsula between the Rhône and Saône, packed with elegant streets, squares, shopping, and many of Lyon’s classic city views.
Historic silk-workers’ hill district with stairways, murals, markets, and hidden passageways. Great for local character and city panoramas.
Pike dumplings in a rich crayfish sauce. A Lyon classic from traditional bouchons, prized for its delicate fish texture and luxurious sauce.
Crisp salad of frisée, bacon lardons, croutons, and a poached egg. A staple Lyonnaise bistro dish that reflects the city's hearty cooking style.
Slow-cooked onions with vinegar, often served warm or chilled. This old Lyonnais side dish is traditional in bouchons and pairs well with charcuterie.
Refined dining by Paul Bocuse, known for polished French cuisine and iconic Lyon dishes in an elegant, historic dining room.
Well-known traditional bouchon in Vieux Lyon, praised for generous Lyonnais specialties and a lively old-city atmosphere.
Historic bouchon near Place Bellecour serving quenelles, salade lyonnaise, and classic regional fare in a warm traditional setting.
Moderate for Western Europe: hotels and dining are mid-priced, while public transport is good value for visitors.
Service is usually included. Round up or leave 5-10% for great restaurant service. Round up taxi fares; small change is fine in cafes.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Barcelona to Lyon by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Lyon, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Barcelona to Lyon buses use the Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) station pair, with some services arriving at Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache. Use this guide to compare Barcelona and Lyon bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord is 2 km from Barcelona city centre. Public transport options include:
Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafetería de la estación (in the station), Tapas 24 (0.4 km), Pizzeria Roma (0.6 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance and inside the waiting area.
Ticket office support is available at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord.
Available at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord: Elevators, ramps.
Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants is 1 km from Barcelona city centre. Public transport options include:
Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafetería de la estación (in the station), Fast Food Corner (in the station), Local Cuisine Spot (in the station).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance and in the waiting area.
Ticket office support is available at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants.
Available at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants: Elevators, ramps.
El Prat de Llobregat, Aeroport de Barcelona-El Prat (T1 Arribades - La planta 0) is 13 km from Barcelona city centre. Public transport options include:
El Prat de Llobregat, Aeroport de Barcelona-El Prat (T1 Arribades - La planta 0) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: McDonald's (in the station), La Botiga (in the station)
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located throughout the terminal.
Ticket office support is available at El Prat de Llobregat, Aeroport de Barcelona-El Prat (T1 Arribades - La planta 0).
Available at El Prat de Llobregat, Aeroport de Barcelona-El Prat (T1 Arribades - La planta 0): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at El Prat de Llobregat, Aeroport de Barcelona-El Prat (T1 Arribades - La planta 0): Elevators, ramps.
Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) is 2 km from Lyon city centre. Public transport options include:
Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Wi-Fi is available at Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland). ATMs are available at Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland).
Ticket office support is available at Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland).
Available at Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland): Station is accessible for passengers with reduced mobility.
Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache is 1 km from Lyon city centre. Public transport options include:
Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Café de la Gare (in the station), Le Bistrot de Lyon (0.5 km), Brasserie Georges (0.6 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache.
Available at Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache: Elevators, ramps.
Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport is 2 km from Lyon city centre. Public transport options include:
Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Wi-Fi is available at Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport. ATMs are available at Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport.
Ticket office support is available at Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport.
Available at Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport: Access ramps and services available.
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