There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Porto by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, 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.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LYS - OPO
5h 23m€78–209Bus via Hospital de São João
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Porto - Hospital de São Joãobus Linha Lyon Express
25h 1m€76–94Train
- 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 Chamartín to Vigo Urzaiztrain Ave
- Take the train from Vigo Guixar to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
17h 21m€235–490Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 50m€100–220Drive 1,489.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Portocar 1,489.4 km
14h 45m€231–334Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane GVA - OPO
7h 23m€86–266Train via Ourense
- 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 Chamartín to Ourensetrain Ave
- Take the train from Ourense to Porrinotrain Re
- Take the train from Porrino to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
17h 34m€217–450
Lyon to Porto by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Porto is to bus via Hospital de São João which costs €75 - €95 and takes 25h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Porto is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €75 - €210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station station and arriving at Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Porto. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Porto Campanha via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid Chamartín, Ourense and Porrino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 34m.
The distance between Lyon and Porto is 1248 km. The road distance is 1489.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Porto without a car is to train which takes 17h 21m and costs €230 - €490.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Lyon to Porto, including transfers.
Lyon to Porto bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Porto train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Porto is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €490 and takes 17h 21m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 20h 50m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Porto, Portugal?
Volotea, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Porto Campanha via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid Chamartín, Vigo Urzaiz, Avda. da Gran Vía 19, Avda. de García Barbón 90, and Vigo Guixar in around 17h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
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 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vigo Guixar to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Porrino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Porrino to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- 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 Chamartín to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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
- €60–90
- 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 2m
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Porto - Hospital de São João
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Porto bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã station.
Porto is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 9:09 PM in Lyon and 8:09 PM in Porto.
Lyon to Porto train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Porto is 1489 km. It takes approximately 14h 45m to drive from Lyon to Porto.
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