There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Barnstaple by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, plane, train, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
10h 3m£285–504Bus via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 502
22h 50m£91–202Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 502
22h 30m£98–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Barnstaplecar
14h 37m£152–526Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LYS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
8h 14m£130–333Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Barnstaplecar
12h 12mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
10h 4m£121–344Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
9h 9m£186–474Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
10h 9m£149–384Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LYS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
9h 49m£163–409Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LYS - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstapletrain
12h£163–578
Lyon to Barnstaple by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Barnstaple is to bus via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station which costs £90 - £210 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Barnstaple is to fly and train which takes 8h 14m and costs £130 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Barnstaple station. However, there are services departing from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Barnstaple. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Barnstaple via Lille Europe, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London Paddington and Exeter St Davids. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 3m.
The distance between Lyon and Barnstaple is 784 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon to Barnstaple without a car is to train which takes 10h 3m and costs £280 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Lyon to Barnstaple, including transfers.
Lyon to Barnstaple bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Barnstaple train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Barnstaple is to train which takes 10h 3m and costs £280 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £220 and takes 22h 30m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Barnstaple, England?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barnstaple via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, London Paddington, and Exeter St Davids in around 10h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 22h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- 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
- £23–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Barnstaple bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Barnstaple is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 10:03 AM in Lyon and 9:03 AM in Barnstaple.
Lyon to Barnstaple train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lille Europe station.
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