There are 9 ways to get from Dundee to Lyon by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV), 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.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane EDI - LYS
6h 18m€103–253Bus via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from Overgate to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
27h 2m€75–159Train via Paris
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrachetrain Tgv
12h 24m€167–630Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dundee to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lyoncar
16h 23mFly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DND - LYS
10h 23m€112–468Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundee to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ABZ - LYS
9h 2m€107–353Train
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
12h 29m€177–587Bus
- Take the bus from Seagate Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M92
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
30h 9m€81–203Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dundee to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lyoncar
17h 55m€278–407
Dundee to Lyon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dundee to Lyon is to bus via Dover which costs €75 - €160 and takes 27h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Dundee to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Dundee to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Overgate and arriving at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Dundee to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Dundee and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 29m.
The distance between Dundee and Lyon is 1389 km.
The best way to get from Dundee to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 24m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Dundee to Lyon, including transfers.
Dundee to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Overgate station.
Dundee to Lyon train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Dundee station.
The best way to get from Dundee to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 12h 24m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €75 - €160 and takes 27h 2m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €470 and takes 10h 23m.
What companies run services between Dundee, Scotland and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Dundee to Lyon Perrache via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Overgate to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 27h 2m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–310
Train from Dundee to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Overgate to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Overgate to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- 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 - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Seagate Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Dundee to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Dundee. It is currently 1:22 AM in Dundee and 2:22 AM in Lyon.
Dundee to Lyon train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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