How to travel from Barcelona to Lyon

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Travel Information from Barcelona to Lyon

Distance329 miles (530 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$28 - $65
Cheapest modeBus • $28 (€25) • 7 h 30 min
Fastest modeFlight • $30 (€27) • 1 h 25 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus, Vueling Airlines or Renfe AVE INT

Take a train, bus or flight to travel 329 miles (530 km) from Barcelona to Lyon. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are BlaBlaCar Bus, Vueling Airlines or Renfe AVE INT among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Barcelona to Lyon.

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from Barcelona to Lyon

How to get from Barcelona to Lyon by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Barcelona to Lyon is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
08:25AM9h05
Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
05:30PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$331One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
08:25AM9h05
Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
05:30PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$331One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Vueling AirlinesVY1220
06:10AM1h25
Barcelona El Prat Airport
07:35AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$1141One-way
0 transfers

Other options

AVE09737
08:19AM5h01
Barcelona Sants
01:20PMLyon Part Dieu
$1471One-way
0 transfers
TGV INOUI9706 · 6875
04:25PM5h29
Barcelona Sants
09:54PMLyon Part Dieu
$1541One-way
1 transfer
BlaBlaCar Bus93130
11:00AM9h00
Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
08:00PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$351One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
03:05PM8h50
Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
11:55PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$411One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
02:30PM9h25
Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
11:55PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$411One-way
0 transfers
Vueling AirlinesIB5248
06:10AM1h25
Barcelona El Prat Airport
07:35AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$2041One-way
0 transfers
Vueling AirlinesVY1222
09:25PM1h25
Barcelona El Prat Airport
10:50PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$2281One-way
0 transfers
Vueling AirlinesVY8242+TGV INOUI5026
07:00AM7h00
Barcelona El Prat Airport
02:00PMLyon Part Dieu
$3041One-way
1 transfer

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How to get from Barcelona to Lyon

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Barcelona to Lyon there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 49,76% of our customers choose the bus as their preferred method of transportation. Nowadays, traveling by bus is a relaxing and entertaining experience. Most bus companies offer different on-board services; ranging from "welcome drinks" to free wi-fi or personal entertainment. For this reason, the bus is often chosen as the best way to get from Barcelona to Lyon. Bus companies normally offer comfortable journeys for reasonable prices, and if you choose to travel on a night bus you can even save the money of one night in a hotel. For that reason, the bus is most likely the cheapest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from Barcelona to Lyon

Travel to Lyon easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Barcelona to Lyon.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Barcelona to Lyon: train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to travel from Barcelona to Lyon is a bus with an average price of $28 (€25).

This is compared to other travel options from Barcelona to Lyon:

A bus is $2 (€2) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $30 (€27) from Barcelona to Lyon.

A bus is $38 (€34) less than a train with an average ticket price of $65 (€59) from Barcelona to Lyon.

The fastest way from Barcelona to Lyon is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 25 min.

There are alternative travel options to Lyon that take longer:

Bus takes on average 7 h 30 min.

Train takes 5 h 1 min on average.

The Barcelona to Lyon distance is around 329 miles (530 km).

The average frequency per day from Barcelona to Lyon is:

  • 15 buses per day.
  • Around 12 flights per day.
  • 3 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Lyon from Barcelona as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Barcelona to Lyon:

  • Most travelers take a bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
  • Most travelers board their plane from Barcelona El Prat Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
  • Most travelers catch their train from Barcelona Sants and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Barcelona to Lyon:

  • You can go to Lyon from Barcelona by bus with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Alsa. You'll see cheap bus tickets for $28 (€25) with BlaBlaCar Bus from Barcelona to Lyon on Omio.
  • You can travel from Barcelona to Lyon by flight with Vueling Airlines, easyJet, Air France or Iberia. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $30 (€27) with Vueling Airlines from Barcelona to Lyon.
  • You can travel by train from Barcelona to Lyon with Renfe AVE INT, SNCF | TGV INOUI or Renfe Viajeros, and you can find Renfe AVE INT Barcelona to Lyon tickets for $65 (€59) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Barcelona to Lyon with the following travel companies:

  • You'll find 15 direct buses a day to Lyon with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Alsa.
  • You can find 3 direct flights per day to Lyon with Vueling Airlines.
  • You can find 1 direct train per day to take to Lyon with Renfe AVE INT or Renfe Viajeros.

Direct services to Lyon tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

Many of our customers traveling from Barcelona to Lyon don't make Lyon their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Lyon are Paris, Milan, Geneva or London, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Lyon to any of these top destinations today!
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