There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Chaves by plane, towncar, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, towncar, bus
best- 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 Vila Realtowncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
8h 15m€181–336Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Pouca de Aguiarbus Linha Lyon Express
24h 13m€73–91Train, bus
- 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 Valladolidtrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
14h 59m€147–307Bus via Mirandela
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Mirandelabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Mirandela to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus Ir001
20h 55mDrive 1,337.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Chavescar 1,337.9 km
13h 40m€204–294Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, 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 Vila Realtowncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chavesbus
10h 10m€200–403
Lyon to Chaves by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Chaves is to bus which costs €70 - €95 and takes 24h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chaves is to fly and towncar and bus which takes 8h 15m and costs €180 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Chaves. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves via Central de Camionagem de Mirandela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 55m.
The distance between Lyon and Chaves is 1403 km. The road distance is 1337.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Chaves without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 59m and costs €140 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Lyon to Chaves, including transfers.
Lyon to Chaves bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Chaves bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Mirandela station.
Chaves is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 4:18 AM in Lyon and 3:18 AM in Chaves.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Chaves is 1338 km. It takes approximately 13h 40m to drive from Lyon to Chaves.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves via Central de Camionagem de Mirandela in around 20h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- €25–35
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 23 95 79
- info@rutasvigo.com
- Website
- autocareslazara.com
Bus from Valladolid to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €53–59
- Website
- http://autocareslazara.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Mirandela
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 276 301 000
- geral@cimat.pt
- Website
- cimat.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Mirandela to Terminal Rodoviário de Chaves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- cimat.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Pouca de Aguiar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €125
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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