There are 10 ways to get from Liège to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-MidiIc / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part DieuTgv
5h 56m€86–284Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to LyonN760
9h 55m€40–95Drive 645 km
- Drive from Liège to Lyon645 km
6h 40m€101–145Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BRU - LYS
5h 56m€86–281Train via Luxembourg
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to LuxembourgIc
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part DieuTgv
9h 23m€185–281Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)DUS - LYS
6h 36m€120–396Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)FRA - LYS
6h 48m€150–383Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
7h 35m€85–242Train to Luxembourg, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)LUX - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
9h 20m€123–350Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)AMS - LYS
8h 30m€165–462
Liège to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liège to Lyon is to bus which costs €40 - €95 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Liège to Lyon is to train which takes 5h 56m and costs €85 - €290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Liège Guillemins and arriving at Lyon. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Liège to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Liège-Guillemins and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 56m.
The distance between Liège and Lyon is 852 km. The road distance is 645 km.
The best way to get from Liège to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 5h 56m and costs €85 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Liège to Lyon, including transfers.
Liège to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liège Guillemins station.
Liège to Lyon train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Liège-Guillemins station.
The best way to get from Liège to Lyon is to train which takes 5h 56m and costs €85 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €95 and takes 9h 55m.
What companies run services between Liège, Belgium and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Liège-Guillemins to Lyon Part Dieu via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 56m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Liège Guillemins to Lyon 4 times a week. Tickets cost €40–95 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €23–35
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €170–260
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Liège to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Liège to Lyon train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Luxembourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liège to Lyon is 645 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Liège to Lyon.
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