There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Castlebar by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or 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 Dublin Airport, train
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LYS - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebartrain
9h 35m€92–238Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane LYS - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Castlebarbus
10h 18m€82–286Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
- Drive from Cork Port to Castlebarcar
27h 10m€250–435Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane GVA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Castlebarbus
10h 28m€107–267Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane LYS - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Castlebarbus
11h 42m€117–339Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane GVA - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebartrain
11h 30m€102–269Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebartrain Re
31h 7m€200–520Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Castlebarbus 721
35h 3m€174–419
Lyon to Castlebar by train, subway, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Castlebar is to fly and train which costs €90 - €240 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Castlebar is to fly and train which takes 9h 35m and costs €90 - €240.
The distance between Lyon and Castlebar is 1463 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Castlebar without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 7m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Lyon to Castlebar, including transfers.
Castlebar is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 6:26 PM in Lyon and 5:26 PM in Castlebar.
There are 217+ hotels available in Castlebar.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Castlebar, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Castlebar. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19, take the line 782 bus to Heuston Station, walk to Dublin Heuston, then take the train to Castlebar. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lyon to Castlebar via Port de Roscoff and Cork Port in around 27h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €21–30
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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from ATU Galway to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Crampton Quay to Castlebar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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