Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Barcelona to Lyon is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
5 h 19 m
Average
5 h 30 m
Trains per day
2
Distance
531 km
Of the 2 trains that leave Barcelona for Lyon every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
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Distance | 329 miles (530 km) | |
Average train duration | 4 h 58 min | |
Average train ticket price | $120 (€107) | |
Train frequency | 2 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Renfe-SNCF, SNCF | TGV INOUI or Renfe AVE |
Trains from Barcelona to Lyon cover the 329 miles (530 km) long route taking on average 4 h 58 min with our travel partners like Renfe-SNCF, SNCF | TGV INOUI or Renfe AVE. Normally, there are 2 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $120 (€107), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $88 (€79). Travelers depart most frequently from Barcelona Sants and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
You can travel by train between Barcelona and Lyon with Renfe-SNCF and AVE for as low as $88 (€79). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best route.
Travel 329 miles (530 km) to Lyon from Barcelona comfortably with AVE, the high-speed trains from Spain’s national railroad company, Renfe. As an official travel partner of Renfe AVE, we show you all the AVE train schedules and the best deals for the Barcelona to Lyon route so you can spend more time enjoying your vacation. Simply check the AVE train times and tickets for the trip, including the Promo, Promo + and Flexible tickets, and book cheap AVE tickets between Barcelona and Lyon. Renfe also offers discount cards that you can add when buying your tickets with Omio, such as the + Renfe Youth 50 Card and the Gold Card.
AVE trains connect the most important cities in the country in just a few hours and offer a multitude of schedules throughout the day for greater comfort and flexibility. The AVE is undoubtedly Renfe's most popular train; with its high speed of up to 192 mph (310 kmh) on select routes, AVE is one of the fastest trains in the entire world. All AVE trains have a restaurant, bathroom, WiFi and entertainment on board.
When departing from Barcelona, you have various train station options to start your route from including Barcelona Sants, Barcelona Passeig De Gracia and Barcelona. When arriving in Lyon, you can end your route in train stations like Lyon Part Dieu, Lyon-Perrache and Lyon Saint-Exupéry TGV.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Barcelona Sants, which is located around 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Lyon Part Dieu, located 2 miles (3.3 km) away from the city centre.
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