TRIP PLANNER · FRANCE
Lyon
Who flies there nonstop, where to stay, the trains and buses across the border, and what to sort before you go. Read from the family's own sites.
- NONSTOP INTO LYON
- 144 airports
- BEST VALUE STAY
- Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux-Arts
- DIRECT TRAINS ABROAD
- 13 cities
- DIRECT BUSES ABROAD
- 167 cities
PLAN IT FROM YOUR CITY · LIVE
ARRIVALS · PICK THE FLIGHT
Who flies to Lyon nonstop
144 airports have nonstop flights to Lyon. The busiest 24:
- AthensGreeceAegean Airlines, easyJet, Sky Express, Transavia, VoloteaATH
- HeraklionGreeceAegean Airlines, easyJet, Sky Express, Transavia, VoloteaHER
- AjaccioFranceAir Corsica, Air France, easyJet, Transavia, VoloteaAJA
- MadridSpaineasyJet, Iberia, Iberia Express, VoloteaMAD
- MarrakeshMoroccoeasyJet, Royal Air Maroc, Transavia, VoloteaRAK
- BastiaFranceAir Corsica, easyJet, Transavia, VoloteaBIA
- FigariFranceAir Corsica, Air France, easyJet, VoloteaFSC
- MunichGermanyAir Dolomiti, Discover Airlines, LufthansaMUC
- LondonUnited KingdomBritish Airways, easyJet, Wizz AirLGW
- Palma de MallorcaSpaineasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaPMI
- MalagaSpaineasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaAGP
- Gran CanariaSpaineasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaLPA
- PortoPortugaleasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaOPO
- TenerifeSpaineasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaTFS
- CasablancaMoroccoAir Arabia, Royal Air Maroc, TransaviaCMN
- NantesFranceAir France, easyJet, VoloteaNTE
- PalermoItalyeasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaPMO
- FaroPortugaleasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaFAO
- MenorcaSpaineasyJet, Transavia, VoloteaMAH
- AlgierAlgeriaAir Algérie, ASL Airlines France, TransaviaALG
- SplitCroatiaCroatia Airlines, easyJet, VoloteaSPU
- MonastirTunisiaNouvelair, Transavia, TunisairMIR
- TunisTunisiaNouvelair, Transavia, TunisairTUN
- DjerbaTunisiaNouvelair, Transavia, TunisairDJE
TRIP IDEAS FROM THESE CITIES INCLUDE LYON
WHERE TO STAY · PICK THE HOTEL
Where to stay in Lyon
FIELD GUIDE
Lyon
THE FINEST
Villa Florentine, A Beauvallon Hotel & Spa
★★★★★9.2/10 · 1,184 reviews760 m from Presqu'île, Place Bellecour
BEST VALUE
Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux-Arts
★★★★8.8/10 · 2,356 reviews580 m from Vieux Lyon (Old Town / Saint-Jean)
FOR A FAMILY
Mercure Lyon Centre - Gare Part Dieu
★★★★8.8/10 · 2,607 reviews1.7 km from Parc de la Tête d'Or (6th arr.)a room that sleeps the family
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ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE TRAIN
Direct trains between Lyon and other countries
- Brussels5.9 a day on average · fastest 3 h 43
- Turin2 a day on average · fastest 3 h 49
- Milan2 a day on average · fastest 4 h 36
- Luxembourg1.8 a day on average · fastest 5 h 43
- Baden-Baden1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 29
- Karlsruhe1 a day on average · fastest 4 h 49
- Figueres0.9 a day on average · fastest 3 h 46
- Girona0.9 a day on average · fastest 4 h 03
- Barcelona0.9 a day on average · fastest 4 h 48
- Mannheim0.8 a day on average · fastest 5 h 17
- Frankfurt0.8 a day on average · fastest 5 h 59
- Geneva0.2 a day on average · fastest 1 h 50
From pickthetrain.com, built from the operators' official open timetables. Times change: check with the operator before you travel.
ACROSS THE BORDER · PICK THE BUS
Direct buses from Lyon to 167 cities abroad
One bus, no change, from Lyon to another country: Turin, Geneva, Milan and 164 more. The busiest twelve are here, with a moon where a night bus runs.
- CITIES ABROAD
- 167
- one bus, no change
- BUSIEST ROUTE
- 16
- a day on average, to Turin
- NIGHT BUSES
- 142
- routes with a night bus
- OPERATORS
- 2
- FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusTurin trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusGeneva trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusMilan trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusBarcelona trip page
FlixBusLausanne trip page
FlixBusBern trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusKarlsruhe trip page
FlixBusZurich trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusFlorence trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBusBologna trip page
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus
From pickthebus.com: every direct bus from Lyon to a city in another country, from the operators' official open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026. No prices here: the operator sells the ticket. Times change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0.
BEFORE YOU GO
Sort these before Lyon
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Lyon, quickly
- Who flies to Lyon nonstop?
- 144 airports have nonstop flights to Lyon, including Athens, Heraklion, Ajaccio, Madrid (Pick the flight, schedules of 26 October 2026).
- Where should I stay in Lyon?
- The finest: Villa Florentine, A Beauvallon Hotel & Spa. Best value: Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux-Arts. For a family: Mercure Lyon Centre - Gare Part Dieu. One hotel for each need, from Pick the hotel (read 27 October 2026).
- Is there a direct train to Lyon from another country?
- Yes. Pick the train lists direct trains between Lyon and Brussels, Turin, Milan, Luxembourg, Baden-Baden and 8 more cities.
- Is there a direct bus from Lyon to another country?
- Yes. Pick the bus lists direct buses from Lyon to 167 cities abroad, the busiest to Turin (16 a day on average), Geneva (15.3 a day on average), Milan (11.6 a day on average). 142 of those routes have a night bus. From the operators' open timetables for 18 October to 14 November 2026.
Read on 27 October 2026 from picktheflight.com, pickthehotel.com and pickthetrain.com. The planner at the top of the page asks them live.