There are 11 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 Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
9h 40m€117–260Bus via Venice
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste Central Bus Station to Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobusbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus Itabus
14h 10m€32–97Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Lyonbus N406
13h 5m€45–80Drive 838.2 km
- Drive from Trieste to Lyoncar 838.2 km
8h 7m€131–189Shuttle 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 39m€141–445Train via Milan
- 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
9h 57m€79–244Shuttle 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€80–446Fly 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 2m€110–302Bus to Rijeka Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RJK - LYS
11h 44m€178–672Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 41m€137–351Train, 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
8h 23m€102–303
Trieste to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Lyon is to bus via Venice which costs €30 - €100 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Lyon is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €80 - €450.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste and arriving at Lyon. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 5m.
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 Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
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 9h 40m and costs €110 - €260.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Trieste to Lyon, including transfers.
Trieste to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, 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 9h 40m and costs €110 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 13h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €310 and takes 7h 2m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu via Torino Porta Susa in around 9h 40m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Trieste to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 13h 5m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- 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
- €9–26
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–260
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste Central Bus Station to Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Trieste to Lyon train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa 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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