There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Channel Islands by train, ferry, bus, car, plane, 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.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Granvilletrain K4
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
9h 37m$139–427Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Granvillebus K12
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
16h 30m$88–249Drive, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to St Malo Ferry Portcar
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chauseyferry
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granvilleferry
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
14h 3m$185–327Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane LYS - JER
6h 25m$147–267Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
11h 39m$210–561Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Nantesbus 724
- Take the bus from Nantes to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
19h 17m$131–312Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane GVA - JER
8h 3m$170–346
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Channel Islands is to bus and ferry which costs $85 - $250 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $140 - $270.
The distance between Lyon and Channel Islands is 827 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 37m and costs $130 - $430.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Lyon to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 11:58 AM in Lyon and 10:58 AM in Channel Islands.
There are 55+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
British Airways, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jersey Airport (JER) 6 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Perrache to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- 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
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- 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 Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- 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 Perrache to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Bus from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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