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Paris to Lyon by train or bus
About 465 km. The train is fastest at 2.1 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,600 per person.
Lyon to ParisFastest
Train
TGV inOui / Ouigo / Trenitalia from Gare de Lyon
2.1 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus
from ₹1,600 per person
Best value
Train
TGV inOui / Ouigo / Trenitalia from Gare de Lyon
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 inOui / Ouigo / Trenitalia from Gare de Lyon | 2.1 h | ₹2,020–₹12,780per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus | 6.5 h | ₹1,600–₹3,730per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, TGV inOui / Ouigo / Trenitalia from Gare de Lyon: About 2 h, at least hourly. Ouigo also leaves from Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland) and Charles de Gaulle airport.
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 inOui / Ouigo / Trenitalia from Gare de Lyon | ₹4,040–₹25,560 | ₹8,080–₹51,120 |
| Bus · FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus | ₹3,200–₹7,460 | ₹6,400–₹14,920 |
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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Plan Paris and Lyon
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.