There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Channel Islands by train, ferry, bus, car, or plane
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 via Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
best- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Versailles ChantiersTgv
- Take the train from Versailles Chantiers to Granville
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
9h 40m$165–393Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Rennes to GranvilleK12
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
16h 30m$77–282Drive, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
13h 58m$185–327Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jersey Airport (JER)LYS - JER
6h 15m$177–967Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to GranvilleC12
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
9h 53m$189–494Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jersey Airport (JER)GVA - JER
8h$183–456Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)GVA - GCI
8h$98–466Train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Jersey Airport (JER)GNB - JER
8h 18m$121–416
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 $75 - $290 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $170 - $1,000.
The distance between Lyon and Channel Islands is 825 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry via Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines which takes 9h 40m and costs $160 - $400.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Lyon to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 5:14 AM in Lyon and 4:14 AM in Channel Islands.
There are 53+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jersey Airport (JER) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–310
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Jersey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Jersey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Versailles Chantiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
- 1st Class
- $120–160
Train from Lyon Perrache to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $140–190
- 1st Class
- $190–240
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $55–75
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 Versailles Chantiers to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- $95–140
Train from Lyon Perrache to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $150–230
- Rail 1st Class
- $240–340
Train from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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 Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- 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@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Versailles Chantiers to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Bus from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- 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
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