There are 15 ways to get from Lyon to Cheltenham by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
8h 3m£118–570Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
7h 32m£54–261Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Station444 / ...
16h 51m£64–119Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cheltenham
10h 57mTrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
9h 7m£139–605Train via Paris
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
9h 36m£119–545Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)747 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Station444 / ...
18h 46m£57–158Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cheltenham
12h 19m£167–245Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
7h 34m£123–400Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
7h 38m£74–315Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cheltenham Spa
8h 28m£97–313Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Luton Airport (LTN)LYS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
8h 15m£108–340Train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GNB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
7h 44m£123–285Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London City Airport (LCY)GVA - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
9h 33m£157–535Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Luton Airport (LTN)GVA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
10h 5m£114–435
Lyon to Cheltenham by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cheltenham is to bus via Calais which costs £60 - £120 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cheltenham is to train and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs £50 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Cheltenham station. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Royal Well Bus Station via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Cheltenham. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Cheltenham Spa via Lille Europe, London Euston and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Lyon and Cheltenham is 727 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cheltenham without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 8h 3m and costs £110 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Lyon to Cheltenham, including transfers.
Lyon to Cheltenham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Cheltenham train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cheltenham is to train via Birmingham which takes 8h 3m and costs £110 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus via Calais, which costs £60 - £120 and takes 16h 51m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cheltenham, England?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Cheltenham Spa via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Birmingham New Street in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Royal Well Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 16h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £18–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–440
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- 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
- £35–110
- 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
- £40–100
- 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
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–55
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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
- £22–30
- 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
- £50–65
- 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
- £24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- £12–45
- 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
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Cheltenham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Cheltenham is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 9:24 AM in Lyon and 8:24 AM in Cheltenham.
Lyon to Cheltenham train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lille Europe station.
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