There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Essaouira by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Essaouira
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Essaouira (ESU)plane LYS - ESU
6h 9mMAD 916–2,631Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Marrakech (RAK)plane LYS - RAK
- Take the bus from Marrakesh to Essaouirabus
9h 55mMAD 965–2,761Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Agadir–Al Massira Airport (AGA)plane LYS - AGA
- Take the bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouarbus
11h 20mMAD 1,031–2,811Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Essaouira
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Essaouira (ESU)plane MRS - ESU
7h 19mMAD 1,182–3,878Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Marrakech, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Marrakech (RAK)plane GVA - RAK
- Take the bus from Marrakesh to Essaouirabus
12hMAD 1,143–3,538
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Essaouira (ESU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Essaouira is to fly which costs MAD 900 - MAD 2,700 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Essaouira is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs MAD 900 - MAD 2,700.
The distance between Lyon and Essaouira is 2078 km.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Lyon to Essaouira, including transfers.
Essaouira is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 6:45 AM in Lyon and 5:45 AM in Essaouira.
There are 1435+ hotels available in Essaouira.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Essaouira, Morocco?
easyJet flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Essaouira (ESU) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–2,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Marrakech via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,500
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Marrakech via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–6,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–4,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Agadir–Al Massira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–4,600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–2,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–4,600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–1,100
- 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
- MAD 360–600
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–1,100
- 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
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–600
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 400–650
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 2255
- contact@supratours.ma
- Website
- supratours.ma
Bus from Marrakesh to Essaouira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 80–130
- Schedules at
- supratours.ma
- Second Class
- MAD 100–130
- First Class
- MAD 80–120
- info@souktosurf.com
- Website
- souktosurf.com
Bus from Agadir 3 - Agadir Airport to Essaouira 1 - Bab El Mechouar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 210–240
- Schedules at
- souktosurf.com
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