There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Loire by plane, train, unknown, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, travel
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LYS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
- Walk from St Nazaire to Loireunknown
4h 37mTrain, travel via Le Mans
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Manstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Le Mans to Vannestrain
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
8h 31mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Vannesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
12h 42mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LYS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Vannestrain
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
7h 46mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane LYS - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Vannestrain
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
9h 50mFly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to St-Nazaire, travel
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to St-Nazaire (SNR)plane LYS - SNR
- Walk from St-Nazaire (SNR) to Loireunknown
7h 22mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane GVA - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
- Walk from St Nazaire to Loireunknown
7h 37mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Vannestrain Ter
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
9h 23mBus, travel via Bourges
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bourgesbus 724
- Take the bus from Bourges to Vannesbus
- Walk from Bellevue to Loireunknown
15h 52m
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lyon and Loire is 634 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Loire without a car is to train and travel via Le Mans which takes 8h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Lyon to Loire, including transfers.
There are 2750+ hotels available in Loire.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Loire, Pays de la Loire, France?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Loire. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Gare Sud, walk to Nantes, take the train to St Nazaire, then travel to Loire. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Loire via Le Mans, Vannes, Gare SNCF Sud, and Bellevue in around 8h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to St-Nazaire via Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to St-Nazaire via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Bourges
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bourges to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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