There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Villach by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
11h 54m€126–254Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Villach Bus Stationbus FlixBus N953
16h€75–130Train, night train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from St. Gallen(Ch) to Villach Hbfnighttrain En / ...
15h 20m€327–983Drive 929.2 km
- Drive from Lyon to Villachcar 929.2 km
8h 55m€151–218Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LYS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
8h 53m€210–626Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane LYS - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbftrain
8h 3m€177–520Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane LYS - KLU
7h 41m€120–496Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain
8h 39m€82–283Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LYS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain
9h 46m€170–561Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain
10h 29m€115–347
Lyon to Villach by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Villach is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Villach is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €120 - €500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Villach Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Villach. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Villach Hbf via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
The distance between Lyon and Villach is 943 km. The road distance is 929.2 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Villach without a car is to train which takes 11h 54m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Lyon to Villach, including transfers.
Lyon to Villach bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Villach train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Villach is to train which takes 11h 54m and costs €120 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 16h, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €500 and takes 7h 41m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Villach, Austria?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Villach Hbf via Milano Centrale and Venezia Mestre in around 11h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Villach Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 16h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Graz Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €28–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Villach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €146
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Villach bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Villach Bus Station.
Lyon to Villach train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Villach is 929 km. It takes approximately 8h 55m to drive from Lyon to Villach.
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