- Must visit
Rijksmuseum
The Netherlands’ national museum, known for Dutch Golden Age masterpieces including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer. A top priority for first-time visitors.
Cheapest price
$33
Average price
$56
Fastest journey
6 h 20 m
Average duration
6 h 35 m
Buses per day
29
Distance
432 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal will cost around $56 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $33.
Of the 29 buses that leave Paris Gare de Lyon for Amsterdam Centraal on Thu, Jun 04, 25 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Thu, Jun 04 the direct buses cover the 432 km distance in an average of 6 h 35 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 6 h 20 m .
On Thu, Jun 04 the slowest buses will take 6 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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1603Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $22. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 36m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $22, and a flight costs an average of $46.
Distance: 268 miles (432 km)
Most popular Bus | Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$32 Average price Cheapest | $201 Average price | $210 Average price | $140 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 59m Average total duration 7h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 57m Average total duration 3h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 36m Average total duration Fastest 1h 36m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 6h 37m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal:
A bus is $169 (€137) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal costing on average $201 (€162).
A bus is $178 (€144) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal costing on average $210 (€170).
Other travel options to Amsterdam Centraal take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 27m.
Bus takes on average 7h 29m.
Tickets start at around $32 (€26) compared to roughly $140 (€113) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $108 (€87). The journey takes 7h 29m versus 6h 37m 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 BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus.
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 12:15AM | Arrival Time 07:05AM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 02:05PM | Duration 8h35 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 8h50 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 02:15PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 08:05AM | Arrival Time 04:10PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:10AM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 05:15PM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:05AM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:45AM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 7h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:55AM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 7h25 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:05AM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 9h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 06:10PM | Duration 8h00 | Departure days Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:25AM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 6h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 8h35 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:50AM | Arrival Time 06:45PM | Duration 7h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 12:25PM | Arrival Time 07:59PM | Duration 7h34 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 8h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 8h50 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 12:55AM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:15PM | Arrival Time 01:05AM | Duration 8h50 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 04:15PM | Arrival Time 11:50PM | Duration 7h35 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 10:55PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $41 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:15PM | Arrival Time 12:55AM | Duration 7h40 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 05:15PM | Arrival Time 11:55PM | Duration 6h40 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:45PM | Arrival Time 05:35AM | Duration 8h50 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 05:35AM | Duration 8h35 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 06:00AM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 05:55AM | Duration 8h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 10:15PM | Arrival Time 07:00AM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:15PM | Arrival Time 05:10AM | Duration 6h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:40PM | Arrival Time 07:40AM | Duration 9h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $37 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:15PM | Arrival Time 08:10AM | Duration 8h55 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:25PM | Arrival Time 08:55AM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $25 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30PM | Arrival Time 05:50AM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:45PM | Arrival Time 07:56AM | Duration 8h11 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar Bus | Departure Time 11:55PM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 6h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55PM | Arrival Time 08:35AM | Duration 8h40 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $47 |
The table below shows live departures for Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal buses for today, Wednesday, June 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 | 10:15 PM Paris, Porte Maillot | 6h55 | 5:10 AM Schiphol, Airport Terminal 1 | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:15 PM Paris, Porte Maillot | 7h15 | 5:30 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:40 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 9h00 | 7:40 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
1603 | 11:55 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 6h45 | 6:40 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:55 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h40 | 8:35 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:15 AM Paris, Porte Maillot | 6h50 | 7:05 AM Amsterdam, Station Bijlmer Arena | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:15 AM Paris, Porte Maillot | 7h15 | 7:30 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
1563 | 7:00 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 7h15 | 2:15 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
1657 | 8:05 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h05 | 4:10 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:10 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 6h35 | 2:45 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:05 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 7h45 | 4:50 PM Schiphol, Airport Terminal 1 | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:05 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h10 | 5:15 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:05 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 9h15 | 7:20 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
1661 | 10:30 AM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h35 | 7:05 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
1663 | 12:25 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 7h34 | 7:59 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
83134 | 2:40 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h50 | 11:30 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:15 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h50 | 1:05 AM Schiphol, Airport Terminal 1 | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 4:20 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 6h35 | 10:55 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
1625 | 5:15 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 6h40 | 11:55 PM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:00 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h35 | 5:35 AM Amsterdam, Station Bijlmer Arena | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:00 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h10 | 5:10 AM Schiphol, Airport Terminal 1 | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 9:15 PM Paris, Porte Maillot | 8h45 | 6:00 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:15 PM Paris, Porte Maillot | 8h20 | 5:35 AM Amsterdam, Station Bijlmer Arena | 0 transfersDirect | |
1699 | 9:30 PM Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) | 8h25 | 5:55 AM Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Paris Gare de Lyon to Amsterdam Centraal run on average 33 times per day, taking around 7h 29m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $22 (€18) if you book in advance.
There are 30 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 05:00, the last at 22:55. The fastest bus covers the 268 miles (432 km) distance in 6h 40m.
Distance 268 miles (432 km) |
Average bus duration 7h 29m |
Cheapest ticket price $22 (€18) |
Buses per day 33 |
Direct buses 30 |
Fastest bus 6h 40m |
First bus 5:00 AM |
Last bus 10:55 PM |
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Discover the best of Amsterdam Centraal — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Amsterdam Centraal trip today.
The Netherlands’ national museum, known for Dutch Golden Age masterpieces including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer. A top priority for first-time visitors.
World-famous museum housing the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings and drawings. Timed entry is commonly used, so advance booking is important.
Historic museum in the canal house where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II. One of the city’s most meaningful and in-demand visits.
A picturesque neighborhood of canals, narrow streets, boutiques, and courtyards. It remains one of Amsterdam’s most loved areas for wandering.
Amsterdam’s best-known city park, ideal for relaxing walks, cycling, and people-watching close to the museum district.
The Nine Streets is a charming canal-side shopping and walking district known for historic facades, independent shops, and photogenic bridges.
Two thin baked waffles filled with warm caramel syrup. A classic Dutch sweet snack strongly associated with markets, bakeries, and train-station treats.
Deep-fried crispy balls filled with a rich beef ragout, traditionally served with mustard. A beloved Dutch bar snack often enjoyed with beer.
Raw cured herring, often served with chopped onions and pickles. It is one of the most iconic traditional Dutch street foods.
Celebrated Amsterdam restaurant offering creative modern cuisine and a more upscale experience with strong local acclaim.
Famous casual spot for Dutch-style fries with a wide range of sauces. Ideal for a quick, iconic local snack in the city center.
Refined fine-dining restaurant near Amsterdam Centraal known for elegant seasonal tasting menus and polished service in a luxury setting.
Amsterdam is pricey by Dutch standards. Hotels and dining near Centraal cost more, though transit and casual eats can be reasonable.
Service is usually included. Rounding up or leaving 5-10% for good restaurant service is appreciated but not required. Round up taxis; tipping in cafes is optional.
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