There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Holyhead by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or 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 Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
10h 22m£143–553Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
10h 36m£74–307Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
26h 17m£76–250Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lyon to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Holyheadcar
13h 40mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LYS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
8h 46m£83–243Train via Paris
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
10h 57m£131–518Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Holyheadcar
14h 59m£213–311Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport, ferry
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane LYS - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
10h 2m£125–262Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GVA - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
10h 18m£75–316Train to Alpes–Isère Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenobletrain
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GNB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
10h 43m£116–371Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
11h 6m£108–422Train to Chambéry Aix-Les-Bains Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Fly from Chambéry Aix-Les-Bains Airport (CMF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CMF - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
10h 18m£95–332
Lyon to Holyhead by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Holyhead is to bus and train which costs £75 - £250 and takes 26h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Holyhead is to fly and train which takes 8h 46m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Holyhead. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Holyhead via Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 22m.
The distance between Lyon and Holyhead is 833 miles.
The best way to get from Lyon to Holyhead without a car is to train which takes 10h 22m and costs £140 - £600.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Lyon to Holyhead, including transfers.
Lyon to Holyhead train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Holyhead is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 11:59 PM in Lyon and 10:59 PM in Holyhead.
Lyon to Holyhead train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lille Europe station.
Book your Lyon to Holyhead train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Holyhead via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–150
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Chambéry Aix-Les-Bains Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £60–85
- 1st Class
- £85–110
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
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–55
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £95–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Perrache to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £60–95
- Rail 1st Class
- £95–140
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
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24
- 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 Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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