There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Cortona by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, 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 (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain Re
9h 39m€82–227Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus Itabus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain Re / ...
15h 27m€43–97Drive 787.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Cortonacar 787.9 km
8h 9m€119–172Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LYS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
6h 41m€83–224Train via Turin (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain Re
10h 48m€104–265Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Sienabus 516 / ...
- Take the bus from Biagio Di Montluc to Via Romana 68 - Chiesa San Marcobus 138
15h 45mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
7h 31m€92–311Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GVA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
10h 21m€107–301Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LYS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortonatrain
8h 12m€78–268
Lyon to Cortona by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cortona is to bus and train which costs €40 - €100 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cortona is to fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Cortona. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at S.P.71 Le Piagge N.C. 30 via Ferrovia, Biagio Di Montluc and Via Romana 60 Opp Chiesa San Marco. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Cortona. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Camuccia-Cortona via Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
The distance between Lyon and Cortona is 863 km. The road distance is 787.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cortona without a car is to train which takes 9h 39m and costs €80 - €230.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Lyon to Cortona, including transfers.
Lyon to Cortona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Cortona train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cortona is to train which takes 9h 39m and costs €80 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 45m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cortona, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Camuccia-Cortona via Milano Centrale and Firenze S.M.N. in around 9h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to S.P.71 Le Piagge N.C. 30 via Siena, Ferrovia, Biagio Di Montluc, and Via Romana 60 Opp Chiesa San Marco in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–750
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Camuccia-Cortona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Biagio Di Montluc to Via Romana 68 - Chiesa San Marco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
Want to know more about travelling around Italy
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
5 incredible day trips from Florence by train
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Cortona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Siena station.
Lyon to Cortona train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Cortona is 788 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Lyon to Cortona.
Book your Lyon to Cortona train tickets online with Omio.
There are 1943+ hotels available in Cortona.













































