There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Chars by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 1103 bus
best- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Préfecture to Centre Ville / Charsbus 1103 / ...
4h 30mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 709 / ...
8h 44m€17–35Drive 513.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Charscar 513.1 km
5h 3m€79–113Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LYS - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Pontoisetrain
- Take the train from Pontoise to Gare de Charstrain
5h 33m€110–259Bus via Roissy-en-France
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Gare de Roissypôle - Aéroport CDG1 to Gare de Cergy Préfecturebus 9518
9h 22mTrain to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane CFE - CDG
7h 54m€211–624
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Chars is to bus which costs €17 - €40 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chars is to drive which takes 5h 3m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Chars. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Centre Ville / Chars via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Gare de Roissypôle - Aéroport CDG1 and Préfecture. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 22m.
The distance between Lyon and Chars is 494 km. The road distance is 513.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Chars without a car is to train and line 1103 bus which takes 4h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Lyon to Chars, including transfers.
Lyon to Chars bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Chars bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Chars is 513 km. It takes approximately 5h 3m to drive from Lyon to Chars.
There are 475+ hotels available in Chars.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chars, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) every 2 hours. Tickets cost €12–29 and the journey takes 6h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €70–95
- 1st Class
- €100–130
- 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
- €35–90
- 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
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 7 75 09 75 75
- Website
- transilien.com
Train from Paris Nord to Pontoise
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.transilien.com/en
Train from Pontoise to Gare de Chars
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.transilien.com/en
Bus from Préfecture to Centre Ville / Chars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- me-deplacer.iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +33 1 39 37 59 70
- Website
- navitia.io
Bus from Gare de Roissypôle - Aéroport CDG1 to Gare de Cergy Préfecture
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- cc-hautvaldoise.fr
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