There are 13 ways to get from Lyon to Rabat by plane, train, bus, or car 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rabat-Salé
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane LYS - RBA
5h 45mMAD 963–3,281Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Marrakech (RAK)plane LYS - RAK
- Take the train from Marrakech to Rabat Villetrain
10h 18mMAD 850–3,286Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Montpellier Sabines to Almeria Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Almeria to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
38h 35mMAD 1,662–3,333Train, car ferry via Nador
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
47h 56mMAD 1,779–3,361Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohammed V International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)plane LYS - CMN
- Take the train from Casablanca to Rabat Villetrain
8h 5mMAD 955–3,360Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane LYS - TNG
- Take the train from Tanger Ville station to Rabat Agdaltrain
7h 34mMAD 996–3,166Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane MRS - RBA
6h 50mMAD 1,273–4,834Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fes-Sais Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Fes-Sais Airport (FEZ)plane LYS - FEZ
- Take the train from Fès to Rabat Villetrain
9h 33mMAD 999–3,250Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Mohammed V International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)plane GVA - CMN
- Take the train from Casablanca to Rabat Villetrain
10hMAD 1,355–3,870Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane GVA - RBA
7h 50mMAD 1,063–8,791Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Alicantebus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Almeriabus
- Take the car ferry from Almeria to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
41h 6mMAD 1,599–4,497Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Setetrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the train from Tanger Ville station to Rabat Agdaltrain
2d 5hMAD 1,432–3,682Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Take the bus from Tanger to Rabatbus
2d 10hMAD 1,759–3,888
Lyon to Rabat by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Rabat is to fly which costs MAD 950 - MAD 3,300 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Rabat is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs MAD 950 - MAD 3,300.
The distance between Lyon and Rabat is 1675 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Rabat without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 38h 35m and costs MAD 1,600 - MAD 3,400.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Lyon to Rabat, including transfers.
There are 1599+ hotels available in Rabat.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Rabat, Morocco?
easyJet flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–7,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–2,400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fes-Sais Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–3,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–3,400
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–3,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,700–10,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–3,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fes-Sais Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–2,900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–3,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–2,900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–1,300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 280–850
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 350–750
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- MAD 350–460
- 1st Class
- MAD 550–750
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 280–380
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–800
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–1,300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- MAD 550–850
- Rail 1st Class
- MAD 850–1,300
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–1,200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- MAD 500–800
- Rail 1st Class
- MAD 800–1,200
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 270–370
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf.ma
Train from Nador to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 230–470
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
Train from Casablanca to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 35–75
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 35–50
- 1st Class
- MAD 50–75
Train from Tanger Ville station to Rabat Agdal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 95–190
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 95–140
- 1st Class
- MAD 140–190
Train from Fès to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 90–190
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 90–130
- 1st Class
- MAD 130–190
Train from Marrakech to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 130–270
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 130–190
- 1st Class
- MAD 200–270
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Montpellier Sabines to Almeria Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 490–700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Almeria to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 130–240
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 250–330
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 85–380
- 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 Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 95–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- ctmweb.ma@gmail.com
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tanger to Rabat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 100–140
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Comfort
- MAD 100–140
- Confort
- MAD 100–120
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 400–550
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,100
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–2,100
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–1,150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- MAD 600–800
- Cabin
- MAD 1,130–1,150
Car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–2,600
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- MAD 950–1,800
- Cabin
- MAD 1,900–2,600
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,100
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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