How to travel from Milan to Lyon

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Travel Information from Milan to Lyon

Distance210 miles (339 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$21 - $79
Cheapest modeBus • $21 (€19) • 6 h 15 min
Fastest modeFlight • $79 (€71) • 3 h 50 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus, Vueling Airlines or Trenitalia

Travel 210 miles (339 km) by train, bus or flight to Lyon from Milan. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are BlaBlaCar Bus, Vueling Airlines or Trenitalia among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Milan to Lyon.

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from Milan to Lyon

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

Our recommendation

bus

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

Itabus3898
06:20AM6h35
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
12:55PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$191One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Itabus3898
06:20AM6h35
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
12:55PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$191One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Twin JetT75412
08:40AM1h00
Milan Malpensa Airport
09:40AMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$4151One-way
0 transfers

Other options

TrenitaliaFRECCIAROSSA 1000 9296
03:53PM4h39
Milan Centrale
08:32PMLyon Part Dieu
$731One-way
0 transfers
TrenitaliaFRECCIAROSSA 1000 9292
06:25AM4h50
Milan Centrale
11:15AMLyon Part Dieu
$941One-way
0 transfers
TGV INOUI9250+SNCF TER18570
04:10PM6h00
Milan Porta Garibaldi
10:10PMLyon Part Dieu
$771One-way
1 transfer
Infobus0
06:20AM6h35
Milano
12:55PMLyon, Gare Perrache
$211One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:05AM7h10
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
04:15PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$271One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
07:25AM6h50
Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
02:15PMLyon, Perrache Bus Station
$271One-way
0 transfers
Air FranceAF1731 · AF7370
06:25PM4h05
Milan Malpensa Airport
10:30PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$3341One-way
1 transfer
Air FranceAF1231 · AF7364
06:55AM7h10
Milan Malpensa Airport
02:05PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$3341One-way
1 transfer
Air FranceAF1213 · AF7364
09:45AM4h20
Milan Linate Airport
02:05PMLyon Saint Exupery Airport
$3531One-way
1 transfer

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How to get from Milan to Lyon

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Milan to Lyon there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 55,24% 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 Milan 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 Milan 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 Milan to Lyon.

FAQs

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

The cheapest way to travel from Milan to Lyon is a bus with an average price of $21 (€19).

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

A bus is $58 (€52) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $79 (€71) from Milan to Lyon.

A bus is $41 (€37) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Milan to Lyon costing on average $62 (€56).

The quickest way to travel to Lyon from Milan is by flight, which takes on average 3 h 50 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Getting to Lyon by bus takes 6 h 15 min on average.

Getting to Lyon by train takes 7 h on average.

The Milan to Lyon distance is around 210 miles (339 km).

The average frequency per day from Milan to Lyon is:

  • Around 9 buses per day.
  • 1 train a day.

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

  • Buses most often depart from Milan at Orio al Serio, Milan Bergamo Airport (Bus station) and arrive in Lyon at Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
  • Flights mostly depart from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport and arrive in Lyon Saint Exupery Airport.
  • Trains mostly depart from Milan Centrale and arrive in Lyon Part Dieu.

The following travel companies offer services from Milan to Lyon:

  • Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Ourbus for buses to Lyon. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Ourbus Milan to Lyon tickets on Omio for $18 (€16).
  • Travel with Vueling Airlines, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Austrian Airlines or Air Dolomiti for flights to Lyon. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Vueling Airlines Milan to Lyon tickets on Omio for $79 (€71).
  • Trenitalia, TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI or Regionale can get you to Lyon by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Trenitalia from Milan to Lyon for $37 (€33) on Omio.

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

  • Direct buses with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus with 8 direct buses per day.
  • Direct trains with Regionale with 1 direct train per day.

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

Many of our customers who book a trip from Milan to Lyon often extend their vacation and travel to other popular destinations like Paris, Barcelona, Geneva or London. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Milan and Lyon itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Lyon and any of these top destinations today!
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