There are 9 ways to get from Coimbra to Lyon by towncar, plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo)
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Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane OPO - LYS
6h 10m€220–350Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LIS - LYS
6h 50m€83–255Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
16h 1m€173–374Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus 11| Lisboa / ...
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
23h 40m€108–219Drive 1,500.9 km
- Drive from Coimbra to Lyoncar 1,500.9 km
14h 55m€229–331Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane OPO - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 25m€230–436Train
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
20h 21m€213–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from Coimbra to Valencebus FlixBus N1156
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon Jean Macetrain Ter
25h 41m€129–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Porto Campanhatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Porto - Hospital de São João to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus Linha Lyon Express
27h 12m€85–117
Coimbra to Lyon by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coimbra to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €85 - €120 and takes 27h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Coimbra to Lyon is to towncar and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €220 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Coimbra to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Coimbra to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Coimbra-B and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 21m.
The distance between Coimbra and Lyon is 1365 km. The road distance is 1500.9 km.
The best way to get from Coimbra to Lyon without a car is to bus and train via Barcelona which takes 16h 1m and costs €170 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Coimbra to Lyon, including transfers.
Coimbra to Lyon bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra station.
Coimbra to Lyon train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Coimbra-B station.
The best way to get from Coimbra to Lyon is to bus which takes 23h 40m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €440 and takes 20h 21m.
What companies run services between Coimbra, Portugal and Lyon, France?
You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã in around 23h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Coimbra-B to Lyon Part Dieu via Entroncamento, Badajoz, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, and Barcelona-Sants in around 20h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Badajoz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Coimbra-B to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Coimbra-B to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon Jean Mace
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coimbra to Valence
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Porto - Hospital de São João to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Coimbra to Lyon bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã station.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Coimbra. It is currently 1:15 AM in Coimbra and 2:15 AM in Lyon.
Coimbra to Lyon train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Coimbra to Lyon is 1501 km. It takes approximately 14h 55m to drive from Coimbra to Lyon.
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