There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Rota by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train 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 Jerez De La Fronteratrain Alv
14h 49m€211–403Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LYS - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Jerez De La Fronteratrain
8h 36m€102–249Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Jerez de la Fronterabus Madrid
27h 25m€152–271Drive 1,710.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Rotacar 1,710.9 km
17h 1m€268–387Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane LYS - XRY
9h 10m€119–316Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Jerez De La Fronteratrain Alv
15h 14m€199–443Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Centretrain Ter
- Take the bus from Avignon to Meridabus
- Take the bus from Merida to Jerez De La Fronterabus
30h 53m€185–336Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Seville Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane GVA - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Jerez De La Fronteratrain
10h 31m€110–293
Lyon to Rota by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Rota is to fly and train which costs €100 - €250 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Rota is to fly and train which takes 8h 36m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Rota. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Rota via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses and Jerez de la Frontera. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Rota. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Jerez De La Frontera via Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 49m.
The distance between Lyon and Rota is 1866 km. The road distance is 1710.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Rota without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 14h 49m and costs €210 - €410.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from Lyon to Rota, including transfers.
Lyon to Rota bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Rota train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Rota is to train via Madrid which takes 14h 49m and costs €210 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €280 and takes 27h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €320 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Rota, Spain?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Rota via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Jerez De La Frontera, and Jerez de la Frontera in around 14h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Rota via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses and Jerez de la Frontera in around 27h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seville Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jerez Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- 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
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Jerez De La Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Jerez De La Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Jerez De La Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Jerez De La Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- 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 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Avignon Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Avignon to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Merida to Jerez De La Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- ALSA
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Rota bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Lyon to Rota train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Rota is 1711 km. It takes approximately 17h 1m to drive from Lyon to Rota.
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