There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Formby by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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 Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool South Parkway
9h 29m£140–590Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
21h 56m£41–162Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Formby
12h 25mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)LYS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
6h 51m£66–210Train 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 Euston to Liverpool South Parkway
10h 10m£130–526Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Formby
13h 45m£205–294Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Liverpool (LPL)LYS - LPL
7h 54m£79–176Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)GVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
8h 42m£67–274Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)LYS - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
9h 52m£106–274
Lyon to Formby by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Formby is to bus which costs £40 - £170 and takes 21h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Formby is to fly and train which takes 6h 51m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Formby. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at School Lane via Paris, London Victoria, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Queen Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Formby. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Formby via Lille Europe, London Euston and Liverpool South Parkway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Lyon and Formby is 774 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon to Formby without a car is to train which takes 9h 29m and costs £140 - £600.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Lyon to Formby, including transfers.
Lyon to Formby bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Formby train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Formby is to train which takes 9h 29m and costs £140 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £170 and takes 21h 56m, you could also fly, which costs £75 - £180 and takes 7h 54m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Formby, England?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Formby via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, London Euston, and Liverpool South Parkway in around 9h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to School Lane via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, London Victoria, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Queen Square Bus Station in around 21h 56m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Liverpool via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- 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 Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–130
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £57–58
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- 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 Formby bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Formby is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 7:04 AM in Lyon and 6:04 AM in Formby.
Lyon to Formby train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lille Europe station.
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