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Louvre Museum
The world's most visited museum, home to the Mona Lisa and vast collections spanning ancient civilizations to 19th-century art.
Cheapest price
€14
Average price
€17
Fastest journey
5 h 40 m
Average duration
5 h 42 m
Buses per day
7
Distance
405 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Paris 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 Paris will cost around €17 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only €14.
Of the 7 buses that leave Lyon Saint Exupery Airport for Paris on Wed, Aug 05, 7 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Wed, Aug 05 the direct buses cover the 405 km distance in an average of 5 h 42 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 5 h 40 m .
On Wed, Aug 05 the slowest buses will take 5 h 50 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.










Buses from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Paris run on average 17 times per day, taking around 5h 49m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at €7 if you book in advance.
There are 8 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 02:00, the last at 23:50. The fastest bus covers the 251 miles (405 km) distance in 5h 25m.
Distance 251 miles (405 km) |
Average bus duration 5h 49m |
Cheapest ticket price €7 |
Buses per day 17 |
Direct buses 8 |
Fastest bus 5h 25m |
First bus 2:00 AM |
Last bus 11:50 PM |
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Cheapest Day Sat |
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Least Busy Day Wed |
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:10AM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 12:30AM | Arrival Time 06:10AM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:50AM | Arrival Time 06:15AM | Duration 5h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:15AM | Arrival Time 07:45AM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:40AM | Arrival Time 07:55AM | Duration 6h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:45AM | Arrival Time 08:45AM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:00AM | Arrival Time 09:35AM | Duration 5h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:30AM | Arrival Time 10:30AM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 10:40AM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 10:30AM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 11:05AM | Duration 5h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 12:10PM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price €41 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 12:10PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:10AM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price €21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:15AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price €32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:35AM | Arrival Time 01:45PM | Duration 6h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 07:35PM | Duration 11h05 | Departure days Mon, Fri | Cheapest price €59 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:35AM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 6h10 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 03:15PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 05:05PM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €15 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 07:35PM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €60 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:40AM | Arrival Time 02:20PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 10:15AM | Arrival Time 06:15PM | Duration 8h00 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 10:20AM | Arrival Time 06:15PM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 06:00PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 09:05PM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 05:15PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 03:40PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €33 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:10PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price €59 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 07:35PM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 06:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €22 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 01:10PM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 5h55 | Departure days Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €12 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 01:15PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 7h05 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 07:25PM | Duration 5h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 09:35PM | Duration 7h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 11:59PM | Duration 9h49 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €65 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:15PM | Arrival Time 08:50PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price €18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:45PM | Arrival Time 09:55PM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:45PM | Arrival Time 08:50PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 09:05PM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 10:45PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price €20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40PM | Arrival Time 09:20PM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price €14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 6h05 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 4h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 04:15PM | Arrival Time 10:45PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €40 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 10:20PM | Duration 6h00 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 10:20PM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 4h20 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price €37 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 12:20AM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price €34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 12:50AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 12:10AM | Duration 4h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price €39 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:25PM | Arrival Time 01:15AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price €20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €49 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:25PM | Arrival Time 03:15AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €16 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:35PM | Arrival Time 03:15AM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price €14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:35PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:35PM | Arrival Time 05:15AM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price €17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:50PM | Arrival Time 05:15AM | Duration 5h25 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €13 |
The table below shows live departures for Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Paris buses for today, Tuesday, August 4. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:40 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 12h35 | 5:15 AM Paris, Porte Maillot | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 4:40 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 5h40 | 10:20 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 10h15 | 6:45 AM Paris, Porte Maillot | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 PM Lyon, St Exupéry Aéroport | 9h30 | 6:00 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 9:25 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 5h50 | 3:15 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:35 PM Lyon, Avenue Tony Garnier (Gare routière de Lyon Gerland) | 5h40 | 5:15 AM Paris, Porte Maillot | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Wednesday, August 5 | |||||
![]() | 7:10 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 7h55 | 3:05 PM Paris | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 9:10 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 6h05 | 3:15 PM Paris | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Paris 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 Paris, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Paris buses use the Lyon, Gare Routière de Perrache to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station pair, with some services arriving at Paris, Porte Maillot. Use this guide to compare Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and Paris bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) is 2 km from Paris city centre. Public transport options include:
Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafeteria Bercy (in the station), Le Train Bleu (0.5 km), Chez Lili et Marcel (0.7 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located inside the station.
Ticket office support is available at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
Available at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine): Elevators, ramps.
Paris, Porte Maillot is 5 km from Paris city centre. Public transport options include:
Paris, Porte Maillot has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Cafeteria Porte Maillot (in the station), Le Relais de Venise (0.2 km), Chez Georges (0.5 km).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Paris, Porte Maillot.
Available at Paris, Porte Maillot: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Paris, Porte Maillot: Elevators, ramps.
Orly, Paris - Orly-sud Airport (Parking P4C) is 2 km from Paris city centre. Public transport options include:
Orly, Paris - Orly-sud Airport (Parking P4C) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Multiple dining options nearby.
Wi-Fi is available at Orly, Paris - Orly-sud Airport (Parking P4C). ATMs are aTM available near the entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Orly, Paris - Orly-sud Airport (Parking P4C).
Available at Orly, Paris - Orly-sud Airport (Parking P4C): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Orly, Paris - Orly-sud Airport (Parking P4C): Station is accessible for passengers with disabilities.
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