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Lyon to Avignon by train or bus
About 230 km. The train is fastest at 1.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,070 per person.
Fastest
Train
TGV to Avignon TGV, or TER to Avignon Centre
1.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus
from ₹1,070 per person
Best value
Train
TGV to Avignon TGV, or TER to Avignon Centre
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | TGV to Avignon TGV, or TER to Avignon Centre | 1.3 h | ₹2,130–₹7,460per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus | 3 h | ₹1,070–₹2,340per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, TGV to Avignon TGV, or TER to Avignon Centre: TGVs take about 1 h 05; the slower TER (2 h 15) needs no booking.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · TGV to Avignon TGV, or TER to Avignon Centre | ₹4,260–₹14,920 | ₹8,520–₹29,840 |
| Bus · FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus | ₹2,140–₹4,680 | ₹4,280–₹9,360 |
Once you’re in Avignon
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Lyon and Avignon
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.