There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Exeter by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, plane, train (Eurostar), car train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 10m£245–493Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
21h 22m£68–184Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Exetercar
13h 55m£148–515Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Exeter (EXT)plane LYS - EXT
9h 35m£106–328Train via Antony
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain
10h 19m£250–506Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
11h 38m£272–346Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LYS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 18m£111–302Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 8m£105–281Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 15m£169–439Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 14m£142–359Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LYS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 56m£146–444
Lyon to Exeter by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Exeter is to bus which costs £65 - £190 and takes 21h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 6h 18m and costs £110 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Lyon and Exeter is 727 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs £240 - £500.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Lyon to Exeter, including transfers.
Lyon to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Exeter train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Exeter is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs £240 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £190 and takes 21h 22m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £330 and takes 9h 35m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Exeter St Davids via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bampfylde Street via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 21h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- 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
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- 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 Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- 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 Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- 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
- £22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Exeter is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 11:27 PM in Lyon and 10:27 PM in Exeter.
Lyon to Exeter train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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