There are 5 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 748–3,168Train, 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 29mMAD 2,357–6,993Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifabus
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
32h 8mMAD 1,551–4,902Train, 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 1,924–3,588Bus, 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 2,216–4,190
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 750 - MAD 3,200 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tangier is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs MAD 750 - MAD 3,200.
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 29m and costs MAD 2,300 - MAD 7,000.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Lyon to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 3:43 PM in Lyon and 2:43 PM in Tangier.
There are 3271+ hotels available in Tangier.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Tangier, Morocco?
easyJet and Air Arabia Maroc fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) 5 times a week.
- 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 500–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–1,900
- 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 650–1,100
- 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 380–650
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,300
- 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
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 490–1,300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–1,400
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–3,000
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Merida to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 360–750
- 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 100–2,387
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 432
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 540
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,279
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,387
- 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 1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/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 360–500
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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