There are 7 ways to get from Limerick to Lyon by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, 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.
Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORK - LYS
6h 41m€104–324Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUB - LYS
7h 29m€95–252Train, ferry
- Take the train from Limerick to Newbridgetrain Re
- Take the train from Newbridge to Dublin Connollytrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
18h 58m€370–621Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Cork Portcar
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Lyoncar
26h 55m€277–356Fly Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SNN - LYS
8h 3m€97–369Fly Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SNN - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 33m€126–343Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus 712 / ...
- 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 - Gerland Bus Stationbus
33h 13m€487–1,311
Limerick to Lyon by bus, foot, ferry, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Lyon is to bus and fly which costs €95 - €260 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €100 - €330.
The distance between Limerick and Lyon is 1329 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Lyon without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 58m and costs €370 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Limerick to Lyon, including transfers.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 9:46 AM in Limerick and 10:46 AM in Lyon.
There are 3924+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Lyon, France?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and six other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Limerick to Newbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Newbridge to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €5–8
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €117
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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