There are 8 ways to get from Channel Islands to Lyon by plane, ferry, train, car, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Guernsey Airport
best- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane GCI - LYS
4h 56m€89–310Ferry, train via Granville
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrachetrain Tgv
9h 12m€122–348Ferry, drive, bus
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Drive from Granville to Eglisecar
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to Lyonbus
15h 33m€92–215Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the ferry from Granville to Chauseyferry
- Take the ferry from Chausey to St Malo Ferry Portferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Lyoncar
14h 14m€160–281Fly from Jersey Airport
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane JER - LYS
4h 26m€168–263Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrachetrain Tgv
9h 25m€185–373Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the train from St Malo to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the train from Rennes to Lyon Perrachetrain Tgv
11h 20m€196–458Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1bus
- Take the bus from Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
17h 53m€123–295
Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Channel Islands to Lyon is to ferry and drive and bus which costs €90 - €220 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Channel Islands to Lyon is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs €160 - €270.
The distance between Channel Islands and Lyon is 729 km.
The best way to get from Channel Islands to Lyon without a car is to ferry and train via Granville which takes 9h 12m and costs €120 - €350.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Channel Islands to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Channel Islands. It is currently 1:02 PM in Channel Islands and 2:02 PM in Lyon.
There are 3044+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Channel Islands, Guernsey and Lyon, France?
British Airways, Aurigny, and three other airlines fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Jersey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Jersey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Jersey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Granville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Malo to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Malo to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Saint-Malo to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Malo to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 1 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Granville to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from Chausey to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Schedules at
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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