There are 8 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 37m€189–437Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 19m€65–244Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station 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 43m€134–256Drive 1,543 km
- Drive from Lyon to Nerjacar 1,543 km
14h 44m€240–346Fly 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 34m€105–268Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
13h 18m€214–437Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Lyon to Madridbus
- 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
26h 1m€120–251Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- 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 22m€94–312
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Nerja is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €250 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Nerja is to fly and bus which takes 6h 19m and costs €60 - €250.
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 37m and costs €180 - €440.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Lyon to Nerja, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Nerja is 1543 km. It takes approximately 14h 44m to drive from Lyon to Nerja.
There are 6084+ hotels available in Nerja.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Nerja, Spain?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station 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 43m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
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