There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Cargèse by plane, bus, train, ferry, taxi, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane LYS - AJA
- Take the bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centrubus
5h 20m€100–289Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Lyon to Vieux Portcar
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
- Drive from Ajaccio to Cargèsecar
15h 50m€77–120Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
- Take the taxi from Ajaccio to Cargèsetaxi
14h 44m€248–461Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Nicebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
- Take the bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centrubus C2
18h 20m€79–128Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane LYS - BIA
- Drive from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Cargèsecar
4h 56m€102–301Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane LYS - CLY
- Drive from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Cargèsecar
4h 38m€151–438Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane LYS - FSC
- Drive from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Cargèsecar
5h 16m€109–301Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, drive
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane MRS - CLY
- Drive from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Cargèsecar
5h 34m€197–455Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
- Take the bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centrubus C2
17h 5m€85–214Bus, ferry via Nice Airport (NCE)
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
- Take the bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centrubus C2
18h 48m€77–139
Lyon to Cargèse by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cargèse is to drive and car ferry which costs €75 - €120 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cargèse is to fly and drive which takes 4h 38m and costs €150 - €440.
The distance between Lyon and Cargèse is 594 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cargèse without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 14h 44m and costs €240 - €470.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Lyon to Cargèse, including transfers.
There are 589+ 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 train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Saint Roch, walk to AIACCIU - Gara Stradali, then take the bus to CARGHJESE - Centru. Alternatively, you can take the train to Marseille St Charles, walk to Marseille-Saint-Charles, take the train to Nice-Saint-Augustin, walk to Parc Phoenix, take the vehicle to Port Lympia, walk to Port Of Nice Lympia, take the ferry to Ajaccio, then take the taxi to Cargèse.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 4 95 20 25 25
- contact@isula.corsica
- Website
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
Bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
Bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
Bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
Bus from AIACCIU - Gara Stradali to CARGHJESE - Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- service-clients@cmn.fr
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- La Meridionale
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Allo Taxi Ajaccio
- Phone
- +33 6 08 96 67 85
- Website
- allo-taxis-ajaccio.com
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