There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Lyon by plane, car ferry, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORK - LYS
5h 6m€96–280Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lyoncar
25h 41m€233–384Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUB - LYS
8h 27m€113–255Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SNN - LYS
10h 11m€140–260Fly Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORK - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain
6h 34m€170–424Fly Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORK - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 11m€134–386Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the train from Morlaix to Rennestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Rennes to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
26h 17m€278–529Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Take the bus from Morlaix to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
35h 10m€186–356
Cork Airport (ORK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Lyon is to fly which costs €95 - €280 and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €95 - €280.
The distance between Cork and Lyon is 1232 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Lyon without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 26h 17m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Cork to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 1:42 AM in Cork and 2:42 AM in Lyon.
There are 4107+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Lyon, France?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Morlaix to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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