There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Ypres by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Gare Jean Lebas
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
5h 16m€119–240Bus via Lille - Europe Train Station
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 59m€67–114Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Kortrijkbus N779
11h 13m€69–115Drive 690.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Yprescar 690.9 km
7h 18m€106–153Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LYS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Yprestrain
6h 59m€119–286Train
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to Lille Flandrestrain 7818
5h 29m€117–236Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane LYS - LIL
9h 14m€135–368Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LYS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Courtraitrain
- Take the train from Courtrai to Yprestrain
6h 42m€155–378Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Yprestrain
8h 44m€107–290Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LYS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Yprestrain
8h 29m€163–421
Lyon to Ypres by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ypres is to bus via Lille - Europe Train Station which costs €65 - €120 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ypres is to train via Gare Jean Lebas which takes 5h 16m and costs €110 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Ypres. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Kortrijk Busterminal 3 perron 32 via Kortrijk P+R Kinepolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Ypres. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Ypres via Lille Europe, Roubaix and Courtrai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Lyon and Ypres is 710 km. The road distance is 690.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ypres without a car is to train via Gare Jean Lebas which takes 5h 16m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Lyon to Ypres, including transfers.
Lyon to Ypres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Ypres train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ypres is to train via Gare Jean Lebas which takes 5h 16m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 11h 13m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €370 and takes 9h 14m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ypres, Belgium?
TGV inOui operates a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe hourly. Tickets cost €130–210 and the journey takes 3h 2m. Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB) also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Kortrijk 6 times a week. Tickets cost €60–100 and the journey takes 9h 45m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Perrache to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ypres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Courtrai to Ypres
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ypres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Ypres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Courtrai
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Kortrijk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Ypres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kortrijk station.
Lyon to Ypres train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lille Europe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Ypres is 691 km. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Lyon to Ypres.
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