There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Modena by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
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 Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenaFr
7h 3m€66–202Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Reggio Emilia Train StationItabus
10h 23m€38–343Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon to ParmaN410
- Take the train from Parma to ModenaIc
9h 33m€57–358Drive 587.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Modena587.9 km
5h 48m€91–132Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LYS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Modena
5h 13m€86–284Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LYS - FLR
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
6h 16m€89–302Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)GVA - BLQ
8h 18m€110–383Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)LYS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
7h 32m€75–290
Lyon to Modena by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Modena is to bus which costs €35 - €350 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Modena is to fly and train which takes 5h 13m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Modena. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Modena via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Lyon and Modena is 620 km. The road distance is 587.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Modena without a car is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €65 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Lyon to Modena, including transfers.
Lyon to Modena train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Modena is to train which takes 7h 3m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €350 and takes 10h 23m.
Lyon to Modena train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Modena is 588 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Lyon to Modena.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Modena, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Modena via Milano Centrale in around 7h 3m. Alternatively, Itabus S.p.A. operates a bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Reggio Emilia Train Station once daily. Tickets cost €35–85 and the journey takes 9h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Parma to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Parma to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Parma to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–65
- 2nd Class
- €19–26
Train from Bologna Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €16–22
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Parma to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €23–29
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €25–35
- 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
- €40–120
- 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 Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Reggio Emilia Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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