There are 12 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
8h 53m€261–507Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
21h 2m€94–193Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lyoncar
12h 40m€332–431Train to Newcastle, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NCL - LYS
8h 18m€115–297Train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
9h 31m€265–495Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 426
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lyonbus 709 / ...
23h 45m€129–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lyoncar
14h 7m€208–354Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MME - LYS
7h 50m€141–675Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MAN - LYS
7h 35m€134–277Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LBA - LYS
9h 42m€132–269Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 48m€140–328Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
8h 47m€209–468
Middlesbrough to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Lyon is to bus which costs €90 - €200 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €130 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Middlesbrough to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Middlesbrough and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via York, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 53m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Lyon is 1265 km.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 53m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Middlesbrough to Lyon, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Middlesbrough to Lyon train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Middlesbrough station.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 8h 53m and costs €260 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €200 and takes 21h 2m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €700 and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Middlesbrough to Lyon Part Dieu via York, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 8h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 21h 2m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Middlesbrough to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Middlesbrough. It is currently 5:40 AM in Middlesbrough and 6:40 AM in Lyon.
Middlesbrough to Lyon train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at York station.
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