There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Palma by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)LYS - PMI
4h 27m€60–170Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants9742
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
12h 8m€87–174Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
14h 50m€64–222Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)GVA - PMI
6h 22m€69–279Drive, ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Sete
- Take the ferry from Port of Sete to Port d'Alcúdia
- Drive from Port d'Alcúdia to Palma
14h 6m€114–226Bus, car ferry via Alcúdia
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port d'Alcúdia
- Take the bus from Entre-mar-i-estany 1 to Estació Intermodal302
17h 3m€102–247
Lyon to Palma by train, subway, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Palma is to fly which costs €55 - €170 and takes 4h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Palma is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs €55 - €170.
The distance between Lyon and Palma is 744 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Palma without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 12h 8m and costs €85 - €180.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Lyon to Palma, including transfers.
There are 1750+ hotels available in Palma.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Palma, Spain?
easyJet, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) twice daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- 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
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Bus from Entre-mar-i-estany 1 to Estació Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port d'Alcúdia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Sete to Port d'Alcúdia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €55–75
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €100–140
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