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Pinacoteca di Brera
Milan’s premier art gallery, known for Italian masterpieces by Raphael, Caravaggio, and Mantegna in the historic Brera district.
Cheapest price
$15
Average price
$48
Fastest journey
6 h 5 m
Average duration
6 h 18 m
Buses per day
20
Distance
321 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan 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 Milan will cost around $48 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $15.
Of the 20 buses that leave Lyon Saint Exupery Airport for Milan on Fri, Jun 19, 12 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Fri, Jun 19 the direct buses cover the 321 km distance in an average of 6 h 18 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 6 h 5 m .
On Fri, Jun 19 the slowest buses will take 6 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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3091Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $16. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 52m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $16, and a flight costs an average of $77.
Distance: 199 miles (321 km)
Most popular Bus | Flight | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$29 Average price Cheapest | $208 Average price | $179 Average price | $237 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 49m Average total duration 6h 19m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 52m Average total duration Fastest 2h 52m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 7h 28m Average total duration 6h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 2m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan:
A bus is $150 (€123) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan costing on average $179 (€147).
A bus is $178 (€146) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan costing on average $208 (€170).
Other travel options to Milan take longer:
Bus takes on average 6h 19m.
Train takes on average 6h 58m.
Tickets start at around $29 (€24) compared to roughly $237 (€195) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $208 (€171). The journey takes 6h 19m versus 5h 2m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Itabus.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:05AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 7h25 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15AM | Arrival Time 09:35AM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 03:40AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:15AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 7h05 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 04:40AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Tue, Sat | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 05:40AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $40 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:15AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 7h05 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator Union Ivkoni | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 8h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 06:40AM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 9h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator Union Ivkoni | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 07:15AM | Arrival Time 01:50PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:15AM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $40 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:05AM | Arrival Time 02:25PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 05:05PM | Duration 8h35 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $76 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 03:25PM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:50AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $35 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:45AM | Arrival Time 05:25PM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 06:45PM | Duration 7h25 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $51 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 07:30PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 07:30PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:55PM | Arrival Time 07:55PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 08:25PM | Duration 7h25 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:05PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $148 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:55PM | Arrival Time 08:55PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 09:55PM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 9h45 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $79 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 09:25PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $41 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 09:20PM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:55PM | Arrival Time 09:55PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 03:25PM | Arrival Time 05:45AM | Duration 14h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $104 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 10:20PM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 11:05PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 12:05AM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $38 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:35PM | Arrival Time 05:45AM | Duration 10h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $82 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 03:25AM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 09:50PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 04:25AM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:05PM | Arrival Time 04:30AM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 05:25AM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 11:50PM | Arrival Time 06:15AM | Duration 6h25 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
The table below shows live departures for Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan buses for today, Thursday, June 18. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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![]() | 10:05 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 6h25 | 4:30 AM Milan | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Friday, June 19 | |||||
FlixBus | 12:05 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 7h25 | 7:30 AM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:15 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h20 | 9:35 AM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:15 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 7h05 | 1:20 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
50004 · 1727 | 7:15 AM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 10h05 | 5:20 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 8:05 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h20 | 2:25 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 AM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 8h35 | 5:05 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
3491 | 9:15 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h35 | 3:50 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:45 AM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h40 | 5:25 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:00 AM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 8h05 | 7:05 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
80082 · 1717 | 11:20 AM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 7h25 | 6:45 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 12:00 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 7h30 | 7:30 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 12:45 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h20 | 7:05 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:00 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 7h55 | 9:55 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:10 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 9h45 | 11:55 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
50005 · 94765 | 2:10 PM Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport (Arrivée T1) | 7h15 | 9:25 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 2:55 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 7h00 | 9:55 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
3897 | 3:30 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h50 | 10:20 PM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:00 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 6h05 | 12:05 AM Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan run on average 8 times per day, taking around 6h 19m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $16 (€13) if you book in advance.
There are 3 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 03:40, the last at 22:50. The fastest bus covers the 199 miles (321 km) distance in 6h 5m.
Distance 199 miles (321 km) |
Average bus duration 6h 19m |
Cheapest ticket price $16 (€13) |
Buses per day 8 |
Direct buses 3 |
Fastest bus 6h 5m |
First bus 3:40 AM |
Last bus 10:50 PM |
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Milan’s premier art gallery, known for Italian masterpieces by Raphael, Caravaggio, and Mantegna in the historic Brera district.
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Major museum of 20th-century Italian art facing Piazza del Duomo, with strong Futurist collections and rooftop views.
Milan’s canal district, known for waterside walks, lively atmosphere, and highly photogenic bridges and reflections.
Charming central neighborhood with elegant streets, galleries, boutiques, and a classic Milanese artistic atmosphere.
Milan’s main square and the city’s most important urban landmark, ideal for first-time visitors and classic views.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan 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 Milan, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Milan buses use the Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station pair, with some services arriving at Milano. Use this guide to compare Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and Milan bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
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, Gare Perrache is 1 km from Lyon city centre. Public transport options include:
Lyon, Gare 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), Bistro Lyonnais (0.2 km), Fast Food Express (0.3 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance and in the shopping area.
Ticket office support is available at Lyon, Gare Perrache.
Available at Lyon, Gare Perrache: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Lyon, Gare Perrache: Elevators, ramps.
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano is 5 km from Milan city centre. Public transport options include:
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafeteria Lampugnano (in the station), Trattoria Milano (0.5 km), Pizza Express (0.7 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano.
Available at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano: Elevators, ramps.
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