There are 9 ways to get from Innsbruck to Lyon by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
9h 41m€135–237Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Lyonbus N882 / ...
11h€40–65Drive 689.5 km
- Drive from Innsbruck to Lyoncar 689.5 km
7h 36m€109–157Fly Innsbruck Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane INN - LYS
6h 39m€108–366Train via Geneva
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
10h 27m€115–222Train, bus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Westbahnhof to Dornbirntrain Drf / ...
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus RegioJet 95
12h 28m€53–98Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MUC - LYS
6h 21m€124–293Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
9h 20m€83–274Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 11m€137–327
Innsbruck to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Innsbruck to Lyon is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Innsbruck to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €120 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and arriving at Lyon. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Innsbruck to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Zürich HB and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 41m.
The distance between Innsbruck and Lyon is 789 km. The road distance is 689.5 km.
The best way to get from Innsbruck to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 9h 41m and costs €130 - €240.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Innsbruck to Lyon, including transfers.
Innsbruck to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Innsbruck to Lyon train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Innsbruck to Lyon is to train which takes 9h 41m and costs €130 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €65 and takes 11h, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €370 and takes 6h 39m.
What companies run services between Innsbruck, Austria and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Mulhouse Ville in around 9h 41m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €40–65 and the journey takes 11h. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €24–160
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Innsbruck Westbahnhof to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Innsbruck to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Innsbruck to Lyon train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Innsbruck to Lyon is 690 km. It takes approximately 7h 36m to drive from Innsbruck to Lyon.
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