How to travel from Lyon to Toulouse

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

The cheapest way to travel from Lyon to Toulouse is a bus with an average price of $22 (€20).

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

Taking a bus costs $40 (€36) less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of $62 (€56).

A bus is $17 (€15) less than a train with an average ticket price of $39 (€35) from Lyon to Toulouse.

The fastest way to get to Toulouse from Lyon is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h.

Other travel options to Toulouse take longer:

Getting to Toulouse by bus takes 6 h 45 min on average.

Train takes 4 h 5 min on average.

Toulouse is approximately 223 miles (359 km) away from Lyon.

The average frequency per day from Lyon to Toulouse is:

• 10 buses per day.
• 13 flights a day.
• 6 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Lyon to Toulouse 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 Toulouse:

• Buses most often depart from Lyon at Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in Toulouse at Toulouse, Gare Routière.
• Flights mostly depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Toulouse Blagnac Airport.
• Trains mostly leave from Lyon Part Dieu and tend to arrive in Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau.

The following travel companies offer services from Lyon to Toulouse:

• Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa or Union Ivkoni - Unibus to go to Toulouse by bus. For a good deal on tickets, you can find BlaBlaCar Bus Lyon to Toulouse tickets on Omio for $22 (€20).
• EasyJet or Air France can take you to Toulouse by plane. If searching for a good deal on flights, you can find tickets for easyJet from Lyon to Toulouse for $62 (€56).
• TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF Intercités, SNCF TER, SNCF Intercités de nuit or Renfe Viajeros can get you to Toulouse by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with SNCF | TGV INOUI from Lyon to Toulouse for $39 (€35) on Omio.

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

• Direct buses with FlixBus, Union Ivkoni - Unibus or BlaBlaCar Bus with 8 direct buses per day.
• Direct flight available with easyJet 1 direct flight per day.
• Direct train available with TGV INOUI or SNCF | TGV INOUI 2 direct trains per day.

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