There are 9 ways to get from Trieste to Lyon by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
10h 15m€105–215Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 55m€55–110Drive 838.2 km
- Drive from Trieste to Lyoncar 838.2 km
8h 7m€132–190Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
6h 11m€200–581Train via Trieste Centrale
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
10h 24m€100–210Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LJU - LYS
7h 44m€146–557Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TRS - LYS
7h 3m€128–312Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BLQ - LYS
7h 38m€105–320Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VCE - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 6m€223–657
Trieste to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Lyon is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Lyon is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €200 - €600.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Trieste and Lyon is 846 km. The road distance is 838.2 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 10h 15m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Trieste to Lyon, including transfers.
Trieste to Lyon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Lyon train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Lyon is to train which takes 10h 15m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 12h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €320 and takes 7h 3m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu via Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Trieste to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost €55–110 and the journey takes 12h 55m. FlixBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–850
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Lyon bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Trieste to Lyon train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Lyon is 838 km. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Trieste to Lyon.
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