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 798–3,768Train, 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 2,119–6,866Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algecirasbus
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
29h 55mMAD 1,513–5,246Train, 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 1,883–3,656Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bordeauxbus 706
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Algecirasbus
- Take the ferry from Tarifa to Tanger Villeferry
34h 3mMAD 1,701–2,867
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 800 - MAD 3,800 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Tangier is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs MAD 800 - MAD 3,800.
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 2,100 - MAD 7,000.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Lyon to Tangier, including transfers.
Tangier is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 3:20 AM in Lyon and 2:20 AM in Tangier.
There are 3388+ 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) once 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 500–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–2,700
- 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 340–600
- 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 1,000–1,900
- 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 650–1,300
- 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
- 1h 47m
- 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 - Perrache Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 430–800
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–2,000
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 360–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 100–2,389
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Sirena Seat No Car
- MAD 433
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- MAD 541
- Sirena Seat Car
- MAD 2,281
- Neptuno Seat Car
- MAD 2,389
- 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 1,500–2,400
- 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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