There are 8 ways to get from Galway to Lyon by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or ferry
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Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SNN - LYS
9h 5m€101–217Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUB - LYS
7h 26m€90–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Cork Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lyoncar
28hBus to Cork Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORK - LYS
8h 6m€104–231Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NOC - LYS
10h 11m€111–417Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SNN - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
12h 14m€140–276Train, ferry
- Take the train from Galway to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
30h 51m€141–300Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Bachelors Walkbus 761 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
33h 23m€129–225
Galway to Lyon by train, tram, foot, ferry, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €90 - €230 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €90 - €230.
The distance between Galway and Lyon is 1388 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Lyon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 30h 51m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Galway to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Galway. It is currently 8:43 AM in Galway and 9:43 AM in Lyon.
There are 3733+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Lyon, France?
There is no direct connection from Galway to Lyon. However, you can take the bus to Shannon Airport, walk to Shannon Airport (SNN) airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), walk to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, then take the train to Gare Part-Dieu - Villette. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Galway to Lyon via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 28h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–66
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Galway to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- 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
- €11–40
- 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
- +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
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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