There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Antwerp by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
4h 44m€165–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaatsbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 55m€65–130Drive 703.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Antwerpcar 703.1 km
7h 52m€110–158Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LYS - BRU
4h 47m€100–266Train via Lyon Perrache
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Centraltrain Thalys
5h 15m€173–273Train via Chambéry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Anvers-Centraltrain Thalys
7h 48m€273–485Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
6h 32m€89–280Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LYS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
5h 42m€166–371Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LYS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Anvers-Centraltrain
5h 44m€151–466
Lyon to Antwerp by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Antwerp is to bus which costs €65 - €130 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Antwerp is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs €160 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station station and arriving at Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Antwerp. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Anvers-Central via Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 44m.
The distance between Lyon and Antwerp is 797 km. The road distance is 703.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Antwerp without a car is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs €160 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Lyon to Antwerp, including transfers.
Lyon to Antwerp bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Antwerp train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Antwerp is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs €160 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 11h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 4h 47m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Antwerp, Belgium?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Anvers-Central via Bruxelles-Midi in around 4h 44m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats 3 times a day. Tickets cost €70–130 and the journey takes 11h 55m. FlixBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Perrache to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–450
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Antwerp bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats station.
Lyon to Antwerp train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Antwerp is 703 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Lyon to Antwerp.
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