There are 9 ways to get from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Exeter
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Exeter (EXT)LYS - EXT
6h 1m£128–435Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)709 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Honiton Road P&R501 / ...
22h 54m£56–169Train
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
8h 27m£153–524Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
20h 14m£60–142Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Exeter
11h 40mFly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)LYS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
3h 43m£67–208Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
4h 46m£124–394Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
5h 39m£88–319Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Exeter
13h 3m£192–278
Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter is to bus via Calais which costs £60 - £150 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 3h 43m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station, Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
The distance between Lyon Airport (LYS) and Exeter is 530 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 8h 27m and costs £150 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter, including transfers.
Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv station.
The best way to get from Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs £120 - £440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £150 - £550 and takes 8h 27m, you could also bus via Calais, which costs £60 - £150 and takes 20h 14m.
What companies run services between Lyon Airport (LYS), France and Exeter, England?
Air France, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Exeter (EXT) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Exeter St Davids via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–440
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £14–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- 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 Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Honiton Road P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Exeter is 1h behind Lyon Airport (LYS). It is currently 8:32 PM in Lyon Airport (LYS) and 7:32 PM in Exeter.
Lyon Airport (LYS) to Exeter train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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