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Nice to Lyon by train or flight
About 470 km. The flight is fastest at 3.5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹3,730 per person.
Lyon to NiceFastest
Flight
Air France nonstop
3.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
TGV via Marseille
from ₹3,730 per person
Best value
Train
TGV via Marseille
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 via Marseille | 4.7 h | ₹3,730–₹12,780per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Air France nonstop | 3.5 h | ₹6,390–₹23,430per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
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 via Marseille | ₹7,460–₹25,560 | ₹14,920–₹51,120 |
| Flight · Air France nonstop | ₹12,780–₹46,860 | ₹25,560–₹93,720 |
Once you’re in Lyon
- Best time: April – June, September – October; early December for the Fête des Lumières
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October; early December for the Fête des Lumières). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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