- Must visit
Palais de l'Île
Historic monument and local history museum set in Annecy's iconic island palace in the Thiou canal. A compact, atmospheric stop that explains the city's heritage.
Cheapest price
$13
Average price
$18
Fastest journey
1 h 25 m
Average duration
1 h 25 m
Buses per day
25
Distance
83 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station will cost around $18 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $13.
Of the 25 buses that leave Lyon Saint Exupery Airport for Annecy station on Fri, Jun 05, 25 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Fri, Jun 05 the direct buses cover the 83 km distance in an average of 1 h 25 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 1 h 25 m .
On Fri, Jun 05 the slowest buses will take 1 h 25 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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FlixBusOmio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $14. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 19m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $14, and a train costs an average of $47.
Distance: 51 miles (83 km)
Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$15 Average price Cheapest | $56 Average price | $48 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 49m Average total duration Fastest 1h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 16m Average total duration 2h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 26m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station:
A bus is $41 (€33) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station costing on average $56 (€45).
Other travel options to Annecy station take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 46m.
You'll arrive about 7m sooner (1h 19m by bus vs 1h 26m by car) and save roughly $33 (€27) compared to fuel and tolls ($15 (€12) vs $48 (€39)). You also skip the drive itself — no traffic stress, no parking, and you can use the time to work, nap, or catch up on a series with the onboard Wi-Fi.
Direct coaches are operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
Driving is still worth considering if you're travelling with bulky luggage, need flexibility on departure times, or plan to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:05AM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 1h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 07:20AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:05AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20AM | Arrival Time 07:50AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 09:55AM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 09:55AM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 09:20AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:35AM | Arrival Time 10:15AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 10:10AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 10:40AM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:35AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 1h55 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:20AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 01:55PM | Duration 2h55 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:50AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 02:35PM | Duration 2h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 12:35PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:05PM | Arrival Time 02:35PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:20PM | Arrival Time 03:35PM | Duration 2h15 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 03:35PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 03:40PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:05PM | Arrival Time 04:55PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 03:25PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:55PM | Arrival Time 06:15PM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 06:15PM | Duration 1h35 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:50PM | Arrival Time 05:40PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 06:00PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:15PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:40PM | Arrival Time 07:30PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:40PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:55PM | Arrival Time 08:35PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:10PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 11:10PM | Duration 3h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:35PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:20PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 09:10PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 08:35PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:45PM | Arrival Time 10:35PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:05PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
The table below shows live departures for Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station buses for today, Thursday, June 4. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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80082 | 11:20 AM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 1h25 | 12:45 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
50983 | 12:35 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 1h25 | 2:00 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:20 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 2h15 | 3:35 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 2:10 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 1h25 | 3:35 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:05 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h50 | 4:55 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
7661 | 3:25 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 1h25 | 4:50 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
51661 | 5:15 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 1h25 | 6:40 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:40 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h50 | 7:30 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:55 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h40 | 8:35 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
50985 | 7:35 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 1h25 | 9:00 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:20 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 2h10 | 10:30 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
80011 | 8:35 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 1h25 | 10:00 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:45 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h50 | 10:35 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:05 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 1h25 | 10:30 PM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Friday, June 5 | |||||
FlixBus | 5:05 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h35 | 6:40 AM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:05 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 3h55 | 11:00 AM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:45 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 2h10 | 9:55 AM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:30 AM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 1h25 | 9:55 AM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:35 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h40 | 10:15 AM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:35 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 1h55 | 11:30 AM Annecy, Gare Routière | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station run on average 16 times per day, taking around 1h 19m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $14 (€11) if you book in advance.
There are 15 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 06:05, the last at 19:45. The fastest bus covers the 51 miles (83 km) distance in 1h 25m.
Distance 51 miles (83 km) |
Average bus duration 1h 19m |
Cheapest ticket price $14 (€11) |
Buses per day 16 |
Direct buses 15 |
Fastest bus 1h 25m |
First bus 6:05 AM |
Last bus 7:45 PM |
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Discover the best of Annecy — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Annecy trip today.
Historic monument and local history museum set in Annecy's iconic island palace in the Thiou canal. A compact, atmospheric stop that explains the city's heritage.
Annecy's main museum inside the former castle, with regional art, alpine heritage, lake-related collections, and panoramic views over the old town.
Small museum in a former seminary focused on Annecy's architecture, urban history, and the heritage of the old town. Best for visitors wanting deeper local context.
The old town is Annecy's essential walking area, with canals, arcades, pastel facades, and lively streets. It is the city's most atmospheric and photogenic district.
The main lakefront walking area offers wide views of the water and mountains. It is ideal for a scenic stroll and has become especially popular for social-media photography.
Large open esplanade between the city and the lake, popular for walking, picnics, and mountain views. One of Annecy's best-known public spaces.
A classic Alpine fondue of melted local cheeses such as Beaufort, Comté, and Emmental, served with bread for dipping. It is one of the most iconic specialties of Savoie around Annecy.
Melted raclette cheese scraped over potatoes and typically served with pickles and charcuterie. In Annecy and the wider Savoy region, it is a beloved mountain meal, especially in colder months.
A rich baked dish made with potatoes, reblochon cheese, onions, and lardons. It is strongly associated with Haute-Savoie and is one of the most famous comfort foods to try in Annecy.
A respected fine-dining restaurant in Annecy led by a noted local chef, offering elegant seasonal cuisine with regional influences. Suitable for a special meal in a contemporary setting.
A well-known old-town restaurant specializing in fondue, raclette, and other Savoyard cheese dishes. Warm, traditional atmosphere and one of Annecy's classic addresses for regional comfort food.
An established Annecy restaurant known for Savoyard cuisine in a rustic, historic setting. Popular for tartiflette, fondue, and hearty regional dishes with a cozy Alpine feel.
Prices are above average for France, especially in summer and around the old town. Dining and hotels cost more than in many mid-sized French cities.
Service is included in restaurant bills. Tipping is not required, but rounding up or leaving 5-10% for very good service is appreciated. Round up taxis; small tips are optional in cafés.
Official public transport app
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, Route d'Annecy (Office de Tourisme), Saint-Jean-de-Sixt -> Gare D'Annecy, Annecy
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Annecy station 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 Annecy station, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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