How to travel from Lyon to Florence

There are 3 options to travel from Lyon to Florence including taking a train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to travel from Lyon to Florence is a bus with an average price of $37 (€32).

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

Taking a bus costs $11 (€10) less than taking a flight, which costs on average $48 (€42) for the same trip.

Taking a bus costs $216 (€187) less than taking a train, which costs on average $252 (€219) for the same trip.

The fastest way from Lyon to Florence is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 20 min.

There are alternative travel options to Florence that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 9 h 55 min of travel time.

Getting to Florence by train takes 7 h 26 min on average.

You should expect to travel around 342 miles (551 km) between Lyon and Florence.

The average frequency per day from Lyon to Florence is:

• 6 buses per day.
• 1 train a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Florence from Lyon 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 from Lyon to Florence:

• Buses mostly leave from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and tend to arrive in Florence, Guidoni Tram T2.
• Flights most often depart from Lyon at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Florence at Florence Peretola Airport.

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

• You can take a bus from Lyon to Florence with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar or Movelia. Cheap tickets can be found for $37 (€32) with BlaBlaCar Bus from Lyon to Florence.
• You can travel to Florence from Lyon by flight with Volotea, Air France, Vueling Airlines, Air Dolomiti or Austrian Airlines. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $48 (€42) with Volotea from Lyon to Florence.
• You can travel to Florence from Lyon by train with Trenitalia, Frecciarossa, SNCF (3) or TGV INOUI. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $70 (€61) with Frecciarossa from Lyon to Florence.

Yes, there are direct services available from Lyon to Florence with the following travel companies:

• Direct buses with FlixBus with 3 direct buses per day.

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