There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Lyon by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)INV - LYS
8h 20m€144–255Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)INV - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieu
11h 22m€116–365Train via Paris
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part DieuTgv
14h 12m€244–596Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Euston
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lyon709 / ...
28h 55m€118–286Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lyon
17h 58mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)ABZ - LYS
10h 9m€144–323Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)INV - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
10h 1m€157–289Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part DieuTgv
14h 33m€244–643Bus
- Take the bus from Union Street to Park and RideE8
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
29h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Lyon
19h 25m€313–458
Inverness to Lyon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Lyon is to fly which costs €140 - €260 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Lyon is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs €140 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Park and Ride, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 33m.
The distance between Inverness and Lyon is 1489 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 12m and costs €240 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Inverness to Lyon, including transfers.
Inverness to Lyon bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
Inverness to Lyon train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Lyon is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €240 - €600 and takes 14h 12m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 29h 44m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Lyon, France?
easyJet, British Airways, and KLM fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Lyon Part Dieu via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 14h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €139–143
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- 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 Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- 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 Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €66
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
Train from Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- 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 London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
Inverness to Lyon bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Park and Ride station.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 2:35 PM in Inverness and 3:35 PM in Lyon.
Inverness to Lyon train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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