There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Lyon by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
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Fly Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORK - LYS
5h 5m€96–270Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry 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
25h 27m€314–540Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry 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 2m€177–335Train 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 24m€105–248Train 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 3m€140–250Fly 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
7h 43m€130–381Fly 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 25m€170–444Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lyoncar
25h 41m€223–374
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 - €270 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Lyon is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €95 - €270.
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 25h 27m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Cork to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:22 PM in Cork and 7:22 PM in Lyon.
There are 4102+ 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
- €85–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- 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
- €100–490
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
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
- €130–470
- 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
- €80–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- 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
- €100–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Morlaix to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Morlaix to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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