There are 8 ways to get from Loire to Lyon by unknown, train, bus, or plane
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Travel, train via Le Mans
best- Walk from Loire to Bellevueunknown
- Take the train from Vannes to Le Manstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Le Mans to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
8h 41mTravel, bus
- Walk from Loire to Bellevueunknown
- Take the bus from Vannes to Lyonbus N724
14h 45mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Loire to Bellevueunknown
- Take the bus from Vannes to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Tours to Lyon Perrachetrain Ter
15h 3mTravel, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Walk from Loire to Bellevueunknown
- Take the train from Vannes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RNS - LYS
7h 3mTravel, train
- Walk from Loire to Bellevueunknown
- Take the train from Vannes to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
9h 29mTravel, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
- Walk from Loire to St Nazaireunknown
- Take the train from St Nazaire to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NTE - LYS
4h 18mTravel, train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly
- Walk from Loire to Bellevueunknown
- Take the train from Vannes to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BES - LYS
9h 14mTravel to St-Nazaire, fly
- Walk from Loire to St-Nazaire (SNR)unknown
- Fly from St-Nazaire (SNR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SNR - LYS
7h 22m
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Loire and Lyon is 980 km.
The best way to get from Loire to Lyon without a car is to travel and train via Le Mans which takes 8h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Loire to Lyon, including transfers.
There are 3714+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Loire, Pays de la Loire, France and Lyon, France?
There is no direct connection from Loire to Lyon. However, you can travel to Bellevue, take the line 7 bus to Gare SNCF Sud, walk to Vannes, take the train to Le Mans, then take the train to Lyon Part Dieu. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire to Lyon via Bellevue and Vannes in around 14h 45m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–450
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from St-Nazaire to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from St-Nazaire to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Toulouse, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from St-Nazaire to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Toulouse, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Vannes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Le Mans to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Vannes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Vannes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Nazaire to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Vannes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Le Mans to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Tours to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–170
Train from Vannes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vannes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–330
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Nazaire to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vannes to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–31
- 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 Vannes to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vannes to Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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