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How to get fromLyon to Lensby train (TGV), car, plane, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Lens by train (TGV), car, plane, or train

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  1. Train (TGV)

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Arrastrain train Tgv
    3h 37m
    €137–215

  2. Drive 640.3 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Lyon to Lenscar car 640.3 km
    6h 31m
    €100–145

  3. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane LYS - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain train
    5h 12m
    €154–368

  4. Train via Antony

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy TGVtrain train 081B / ...
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain train Tgv
    4h 46m
    €118–220

  5. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane LYS - LIL
    7h 43m
    €124–354

  6. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane LYS - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Lenstrain train
    6h 34m
    €127–305

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    8h 19m
    €116–312

  8. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane GVA - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain train
    8h 11m
    €168–375

Lyon to Lens by train (TGV)

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration3h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€137Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 617.8 km
  • Duration: 3h 37m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?

TGV inOui operates a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Arras every 4 hours. Tickets cost €130–210 and the journey takes 2h 57m. Alternatively, easyJet, Transavia France, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) once daily.

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