How to travel from Marseille to Lyon

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Travel Information from Marseille to Lyon

Distance171 miles (275 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$11 - $154
Cheapest modeBus • $11 (€10) • 3 h 50 min
Fastest modeFlight • $154 (€139) • 50 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus, Air France or TGV INOUI

Take a train, bus or flight to travel 171 miles (275 km) from Marseille to Lyon. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are BlaBlaCar Bus, Air France or TGV INOUI among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Marseille to Lyon.

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from Marseille to Lyon

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

Our recommendation

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

FlixBusFlixBus
09:00AM3h55
Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
12:55PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$281One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

BlaBlaCar Bus58074
07:05AM4h45
Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
11:50AMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$251One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Air France HopAF6165
03:35PM0h55
Marseille Provence Airport
04:30PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$4681One-way
0 transfers

Other options

TrenitaliaFRECCIAROSSA 1000 6146
09:53AM1h29
Marseille Saint-Charles
11:22AMLyon Saint-Exupéry TGV
$631One-way
0 transfers
TrenitaliaFRECCIAROSSA 1000 6104
06:50AM1h31
Marseille Saint-Charles
08:21AMLyon Saint-Exupéry TGV
$431One-way
0 transfers
TrenitaliaFRECCIAROSSA 1000 6108
03:47PM1h38
Marseille Saint-Charles
05:25PMLyon Saint-Exupéry TGV
$741One-way
0 transfers
BlaBlaCar Bus5866
09:45AM4h35
Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
02:20PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$281One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
07:45AM5h05
Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
12:50PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$261One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
10:30AM4h40
Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
03:10PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$291One-way
0 transfers
Air FranceAF7337 · AF7368
12:25PM5h10
Marseille Provence Airport
05:35PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$4851One-way
1 transfer
Air FranceAF9405 · AF7368
11:30AM6h05
Marseille Provence Airport
05:35PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$4851One-way
1 transfer
Air FranceAF6003 · AF7368
09:35AM8h00
Marseille Provence Airport
05:35PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$4851One-way
1 transfer

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How to get from Marseille to Lyon

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Marseille to Lyon there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 51,30% 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 Marseille 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 Marseille 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 Marseille to Lyon.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Marseille to Lyon. You can take a train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Lyon from Marseille is by taking a bus, which costs on average $11 (€10).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Marseille to Lyon:

A bus is $143 (€129) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $154 (€139) from Marseille to Lyon.

A bus is $12 (€11) less than a train with an average ticket price of $23 (€21) from Marseille to Lyon.

The fastest way from Marseille to Lyon is by flight with an average journey time of 50 min.

There are alternative travel options to Lyon that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 3 h 50 min of travel time.

Getting to Lyon by train takes 1 h 42 min on average.

Lyon is approximately 171 miles (275 km) away from Marseille.

The average frequency per day from Marseille to Lyon is:

  • 19 buses per day.
  • 9 flights a day.
  • Around 17 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Marseille and 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 when traveling from Marseille to Lyon:

  • Most travelers catch their bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arrive in Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
  • Most travelers catch their flight from Marseille Provence Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
  • Most travelers board their train from Marseille Saint-Charles and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.

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

  • You can go to Lyon from Marseille by bus with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Lecar Aix-Marseille. You'll see cheap bus tickets for $11 (€10) with BlaBlaCar Bus from Marseille to Lyon on Omio.
  • You can travel by plane from Marseille to Lyon with Air France, and you can find Air France Marseille to Lyon tickets for $428 (€386) on Omio.
  • You can travel by train between Marseille and Lyon with TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER, SNCF | TGV or SNCF (3), and you can find SNCF | TGV Marseille to Lyon tickets for $22 (€20) on Omio.

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

  • You can check for a direct bus to Lyon with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus with 18 direct buses per day.
  • You can find 16 direct trains per day to Lyon with TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER, SNCF | TGV or SNCF (3).

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 trip.

Your trip from Marseille to Lyon doesn't have to end in Lyon. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Geneva or London. If you’d like to add Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Geneva or London to your Marseille to Lyon tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Lyon today!
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