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Museu Picasso
One of the world’s leading Picasso collections, especially strong on his formative years in Barcelona and early artistic development.
Cheapest price
CHF36
Average price
CHF56
Fastest journey
7 h 50 m
Average duration
8 h 23 m
Buses per day
24
Distance
536 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Barcelona 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 Barcelona will cost around CHF56 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only CHF36.
Of the 24 buses that leave Lyon Saint Exupery Airport for Barcelona on Tue, Aug 04, 11 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Tue, Aug 04 the direct buses cover the 536 km distance in an average of 8 h 23 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 7 h 50 m .
On Tue, Aug 04 the slowest buses will take 8 h 45 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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FlixBusBuses from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Barcelona run on average 13 times per day, taking around 8h 27m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at CHF22 but you can travel from only CHF21 by flight.
There are 3 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 02:40, the last at 22:55. The fastest bus covers the 333 miles (536 km) distance in 8h 40m.
Distance 333 miles (536 km) |
Average bus duration 8h 27m |
Cheapest ticket price CHF22 |
Buses per day 13 |
Direct buses 3 |
Fastest bus 8h 40m |
First bus 2:40 AM |
Last bus 10:55 PM |
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| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price CHF32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:40AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price CHF47 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:35AM | Arrival Time 01:45PM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF53 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:40AM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 10h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price CHF50 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price CHF29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price CHF68 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price CHF39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF40 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 06:00PM | Duration 10h00 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF66 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 04:45PM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Wed, Sun | Cheapest price CHF28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 08:10AM | Arrival Time 06:25PM | Duration 10h15 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price CHF43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 11:10PM | Duration 14h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price CHF52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 06:05PM | Duration 9h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 07:25PM | Duration 10h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF37 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price CHF67 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 06:45PM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 11:10PM | Duration 12h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price CHF80 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 11:35PM | Duration 12h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 01:45AM | Duration 14h15 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price CHF93 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 01:45AM | Duration 13h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price CHF66 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 8h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price CHF25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 02:55AM | Duration 13h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price CHF53 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:40PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price CHF83 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 11:10PM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 02:10AM | Duration 12h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF80 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price CHF82 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 11:50PM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price CHF56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 14h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price CHF64 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 04:00AM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price CHF43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 13h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price CHF100 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:45PM | Arrival Time 03:00AM | Duration 9h15 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price CHF33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 12h40 | Departure days Thu, Sat | Cheapest price CHF64 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 07:15AM | Duration 12h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price CHF45 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 04:10AM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF55 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 07:45AM | Duration 12h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF66 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:45PM | Arrival Time 07:15AM | Duration 11h30 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF50 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50PM | Arrival Time 02:50AM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price CHF62 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 15h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:05PM | Arrival Time 07:45AM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price CHF23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 05:00AM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price CHF59 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:20PM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 8h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF44 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55PM | Arrival Time 08:15AM | Duration 8h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price CHF46 |
The table below shows live departures for Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Barcelona buses for today, Monday, August 3. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 7:30 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 9h00 | 4:30 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 AM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 14h10 | 10:40 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 AM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 14h40 | 11:10 PM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus | 9:00 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 9h05 | 6:05 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
80012 · 93129 | 9:10 AM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 10h15 | 7:25 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 10:00 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 8h45 | 6:45 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
50227 · 3176 | 11:15 AM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 12h20 | 11:35 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:00 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 13h45 | 1:45 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 13h25 | 2:55 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus | 2:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 9h10 | 11:10 PM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:00 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 14h10 | 4:10 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus | 2:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 8h40 | 10:40 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:10 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 12h00 | 2:10 AM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:40 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 14h00 | 6:40 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 1 transfer | |
80014 · 3155 | 6:20 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 12h55 | 7:15 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 7:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 9h10 | 4:10 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 9h35 | 4:35 AM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 12h45 | 8:15 AM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 12h15 | 7:45 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 12h15 | 8:45 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 15h10 | 11:40 AM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus | 10:20 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 8h20 | 6:40 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:55 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 8h20 | 8:15 AM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:55 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 7h50 | 7:45 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Tuesday, August 4 | |||||
FlixBus | 4:35 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 9h10 | 1:45 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Barcelona 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 Barcelona, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Barcelona buses use the Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station pair, with some services arriving at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants. Use this guide to compare Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and Barcelona 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.
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