There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Genoa by train (Trenitalia), bus, rideshare, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Turin (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principetrain 2117 / ...
6h 52m€55–110Bus via Turin
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Turinbus N406 / ...
- Take the bus from Turin to Genoabus FlixBus N504 / ...
7h 44m€29–53Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Genoabus N580 / ...
7h 25m€30–60Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Lyon to Gênes467.1 km
5h 44m€31Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane LYS - GOA
7h 7m€116–337Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignoletrain 2119 / ...
7h 33m€56–109Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneve, Gare Routiere to Genova Brignolebus
9h 58m€54–108Drive 464.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Genoacar 464.8 km
4h 48m€74–107Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LYS - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
7h 10m€105–256
Lyon to Genoa by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Genoa is to rideshare which costs €31 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Genoa is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs €70 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Genoa. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Genova P.Za Principe via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Lingotto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Lyon and Genoa is 464 km. The road distance is 464.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Genoa without a car is to train via Turin which takes 6h 52m and costs €50 - €110.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Lyon to Genoa, including transfers.
Lyon to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Genoa train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Genoa is to train via Turin which takes 6h 52m and costs €50 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 7h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €340 and takes 7h 7m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Genoa, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genova P.Za Principe via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Lingotto in around 6h 52m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Genoa 3 times a day. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 7h 25m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 5 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Turin to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Geneve, Gare Routiere to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Lyon to Gênes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Lyon to Genoa train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Genoa is 465 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Lyon to Genoa.
Book your Lyon to Genoa train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Lyon to Genoa bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 4031+ hotels available in Genoa.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Lyon and Genoa. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.



































