There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Nerja by train, bus, 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, bus via Madrid
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
12h 10m€178–413Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane GVA - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
8h 24m€81–288Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
25h 12m€133–231Drive 1,543 km
- Drive from Lyon to Nerjacar 1,543 km
14h 44m€252–364Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane LYS - GRX
- Drive from Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX to Nerjacar
7h 24m€122–330Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
13h 18m€178–413Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
25h 41m€124–223Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LYS - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
6h 24m€82–273Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane GVA - GRX
- Drive from Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX to Nerjacar
9h 24m€131–335
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Nerja is to bus via Madrid which costs €120 - €230 and takes 25h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Nerja is to fly and bus which takes 6h 24m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Nerja. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Maro Empalme via Estación de Autobuses de Murcia, Granada Estación de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 12m.
The distance between Lyon and Nerja is 1838 km. The road distance is 1543 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Nerja without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 12h 10m and costs €170 - €420.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Lyon to Nerja, including transfers.
Lyon to Nerja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Nerja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Murcia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Nerja is 1543 km. It takes approximately 14h 44m to drive from Lyon to Nerja.
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Nerja, Spain?
You can take a bus from Lyon to Nerja via Murcia, Estación de Autobuses de Murcia, Granada Estación de Autobuses, Malaga Eeaa, Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, and Maro Empalme in around 25h 12m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
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