There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Cargèse by plane, car, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport, drive
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)LYS - BIA
- Drive from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Cargèse
5h 5m€76–273Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to CarghjeseC2
19h 24m€57–120Train, ferry, bus via Toulon
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St CharlesTgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to ToulonTer
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to CarghjeseC2
15h 41m€76–202Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino MarittimaRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Drive from Port of Bastia to Cargèse
17h 17m€160–397Bus, train, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Lyon to Grosseto
- Take the train from Grosseto to Campiglia MarittimaRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Drive from Port of Bastia to Cargèse
21h 47m€146–280Fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)LYS - AJA
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to Carghjese
6h 26m€75–293Fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)LYS - CLY
- Drive from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Cargèse
4h 17m€100–500Fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)LYS - FSC
- Drive from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Cargèse
5h 15m€88–393Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St CharlesTgv
- Take the ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to CarghjeseC2
17h 19m€76–199
Lyon to Cargèse by train, foot, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cargèse is to bus and ferry which costs €55 - €120 and takes 19h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cargèse is to fly and drive which takes 4h 17m and costs €100 - €500.
The distance between Lyon and Cargèse is 661 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cargèse without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Toulon which takes 15h 41m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Lyon to Cargèse, including transfers.
There are 427+ hotels available in Cargèse.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cargèse, France?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Cargèse. However, you can take the bus to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA), then drive to Cargèse. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Carghjese via Marseille St Charles, Toulon, Port of Toulon, Ajaccio, and Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus in around 15h 41m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- 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 Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €59
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- €17–25
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €75–120
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €23–35
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €8–12
- Base Standard
- €22–29
- Base Premium
- €28–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 4 95 20 25 25
- contact@isula.corsica
- Website
- isula.corsica
Bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to Carghjese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- isula.corsica
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €45–60
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €75–110
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- service-clients@cmn.fr
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- lameridionale.fr
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