There are 8 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 (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova Brignoletrain 2123 / ...
7h 20m€57–112Bus
cheapest- 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 15m€116–307Bus via Turin
- Take the bus from Lyon to Turinbus N406 / ...
- Take the bus from Turin to Genoabus FlixBus N504 / ...
7h 59m€30–56Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Geneve, Gare Routiere to Genova Brignolebus
10h 1m€54–110Drive 464.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Genoacar 464.8 km
4h 48m€73–106Fly 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€105–266
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 four 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 Brignole via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Lingotto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Lyon and Genoa is 467 km. The road distance is 464.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Genoa without a car is to train which takes 7h 20m and costs €55 - €120.
It takes approximately 7h 20m 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 which takes 7h 20m and costs €55 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 7h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €310 and takes 7h 15m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Genoa, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genova Brignole via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Lingotto in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Genoa 3 times a day. Tickets cost €30–60 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
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
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
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- 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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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 Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- 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
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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 4275+ 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.


































