There are 4 ways to get from Lyon to Tangier by plane, train, car ferry, bus, 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
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)plane LYS - TNG
5h 21mMAD 898–3,368Train, car ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
20h 20mMAD 1,699–3,433Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Meridabus
- Take the bus from Merida to Tarifabus
- Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Villeferry
34h 41mMAD 2,274–3,231Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
2d 5hMAD 1,255–3,846
Lyon to Tangier by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Tangier is to fly which costs MAD 900 - MAD 3,400 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tangier is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs MAD 900 - MAD 3,400.
The distance between Lyon and Tangier is 1478 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Tangier without a car is to train and car ferry via Madrid which takes 20h 20m and costs MAD 1,700 - MAD 3,500.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Lyon to Tangier, including transfers.
There are 3366+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tangier, Morocco?
easyJet, Air Arabia Maroc, and Vueling Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
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
- 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
- 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
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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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 200–500
- 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
- Twice 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Merida to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–550
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 340–470
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 330–450
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
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
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