Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Madrid 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
16 h 45 m
Average
19 h 3 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
912 km
It's difficult to get from Madrid to Lyon without transferring at least once.
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Distance | 565 miles (912 km) | |
Average train duration | 9 h 43 min | |
Average train ticket price | $199 (€178) | |
Train frequency | 1 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | SNCF OUIGO or SNCF | TGV INOUI |
Trains from Madrid to Lyon cover the 565 miles (912 km) long journey taking on average 9 h 43 min with our travel partners like SNCF OUIGO or SNCF | TGV INOUI. Normally, there is 1 train operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $199 (€178), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $133 (€119). Travelers depart most frequently from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.
When departing from Madrid, you have various train station options to start your journey from including Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid Chamartín and Madrid Atocha Cercanias. When arriving in Lyon, you can end your journey in train stations like Lyon Part Dieu, Lyon-Perrache and Lyon Saint-Exupéry TGV.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, which is located around 1.4 miles (2.2 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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