There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Castelo Branco by plane, train, bus, car, towncar, or train (Renfe)
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LYS - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Brancotrain
9h 1mDrive 1,454.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Lyon to Castelo Brancocar 1,454.8 km
14h 3m€224–323Train, 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 Chamartín to Zamoratrain Ave / ...
- Take the bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
16h 32mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Castelo Brancobus FlixBus N1155
21h 57mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LYS - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guardatowncar
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
10h 3m€317–457Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane GVA - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Castelo Brancotrain
10h 59mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane GVA - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guardatowncar
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
12h 1mTrain
- 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 Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Abrantestrain Re
- Take the train from Abrantes to Castelo Brancotrain Ic / ...
18h 53mBus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 25m
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Castelo Branco is to drive which costs €220 - €330 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Castelo Branco is to fly and towncar and bus which takes 10h 3m and costs €310 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Castelo Branco. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Castelo Branco. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Castelo Branco via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz and Abrantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 53m.
The distance between Lyon and Castelo Branco is 1645 km. The road distance is 1454.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Castelo Branco without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 16h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Lyon to Castelo Branco, including transfers.
Lyon to Castelo Branco bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Castelo Branco train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Castelo Branco is to train which takes 18h 53m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 24h 25m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Castelo Branco, Portugal?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Castelo Branco via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Badajoz, and Abrantes in around 18h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses in around 24h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Zamora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
- Website
- ilsarail.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ilsarail.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Phone
- +34 (0) 980511781
- info@zamorasalamanca.com
- Website
- zamorasalamanca.es
Bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- zamorasalamanca.es
- Phone
- 980 51 66 23
- %20info@autocaresvivas.es
- Website
- autocaresvivas.es
Bus from Zamora to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- autocaresvivas.es
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Toulouse to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Castelo Branco bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses station.
Castelo Branco is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 10:32 PM in Lyon and 9:32 PM in Castelo Branco.
Lyon to Castelo Branco train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Castelo Branco is 1455 km. It takes approximately 14h 3m to drive from Lyon to Castelo Branco.
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