There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Albufeira by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Faro Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LYS - FAO
6h 36m€83–221Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
15h 59m€212–451Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus 1010 / ...
27h 42m€147–271Drive 1,778.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Albufeiracar 1,778.6 km
18h 39m€280–404Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane GVA - FAO
8h 36m€90–316Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LYS - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
8h 32m€94–293Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane MRS - FAO
7h 42m€93–281Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LYS - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeirabus
10h 3m€113–286Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Centretrain Ter
- Take the bus from Avignon to Terminal Rodoviário de Évorabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Évora to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeirabus
30h 14m€154–355
Lyon to Albufeira by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Albufeira is to fly which costs €80 - €230 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Albufeira is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Albufeira via Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 42m.
The distance between Lyon and Albufeira is 1511 km. The road distance is 1778.6 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Albufeira without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 15h 59m and costs €210 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Lyon to Albufeira, including transfers.
Lyon to Albufeira bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Albufeira is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €80 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €280 and takes 27h 42m.
Lyon to Albufeira bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lisbon - Oriente station.
Albufeira is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 7:44 AM in Lyon and 6:44 AM in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Albufeira, Portugal?
Volotea, easyJet, and Transavia France fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Faro Airport (FAO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Albufeira via Lisbon - Oriente and Lisbon in around 27h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Évora to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Avignon to Terminal Rodoviário de Évora
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Avignon to Terminal Rodoviário de Évora
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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