There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Modena by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modenatrain Ic
7h 45m€64–202Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Reggio Emilia Train Stationbus Itabus
10h 24m€27–130Drive 587.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Modenacar 587.9 km
5h 51m€91–131Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Modenatrain
5h 13m€81–284Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Lyon to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N406 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena - Autostazionebus
10h 35m€31–50Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GVA - BLQ
8h 18m€95–321Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LYS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modenatrain
7h 51m€81–256Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 32m€70–300Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane LYS - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
9h 6m€95–386
Lyon to Modena by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Modena is to bus via Milan which costs €30 - €50 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Modena is to fly and train which takes 5h 13m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Modena. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Modena - Autostazione via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 35m.
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 45m.
The distance between Lyon and Modena is 624 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 45m and costs €60 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Lyon to Modena, including transfers.
Lyon to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Modena train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Modena is to train which takes 7h 45m and costs €60 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €130 and takes 10h 24m.
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 45m. Alternatively, Itabus S.p.A. operates a bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Reggio Emilia Train Station once daily. Tickets cost €24–75 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 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- 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
- €70–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–750
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- 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
- €110–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €25–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- 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
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
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
- +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
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Modena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Lyon to Modena train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Modena is 588 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Lyon to Modena.
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