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How to get fromChartres to Lyonby train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 6 ways to get from Chartres to Lyon by train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Chartres to Massy - Palaiseautrain train 4094 / ...
    2. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Perrachetrain train Tgv
    4h 11m
    €101–155

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Viollette Médiathèque to Gare SNCFbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyonbus bus 776 / ...
    9h 4m
    €42–68

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lyonbus bus 709 / ...
    8h 58m
    €60–94

  4. Drive  489 km

    1. Drive from Chartres to Lyoncar car 489 km
    4h 49m
    €90–130

  5. Train, fly

    1. Take the train from Chartres to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane CDG - LYS
    5h 1m
    €143–337

  6. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Chartres to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Ter / ...
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrachetrain train Tgv
    4h 16m
    €67–156

Chartres to Lyon by train

Calendar33Weekly Trains
Duration4h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€101Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 522.7 km
  • Duration: 4h 11m

What companies run services between Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Chartres to Lyon Perrache via Massy - Palaiseau and Massy Tgv in around 4h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Viollette Médiathèque to Lyon via Gare SNCF, Gare d'Orléans - Quai L, Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop, and Clermont-Ferrand in around 9h 4m.

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