There are 11 ways to get from Wigan to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), 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 Wigan North Western to London Eustontrain
- 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 21m€281–533Fly Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 51m€86–348Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Wigan to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lyoncar
12h 16mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Wigan Wallgate to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MAN - LYS
5h 55m€88–232Train
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
8h 39m€283–520Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Wigan to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lyoncar
13h 49m€197–330Fly Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LPL - LYS
9h 37m€124–262Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
7h 18m€189–448Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LGW - LYS
7h 16m€156–379Fly Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)plane MAN - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieutrain
8h 17m€93–316Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LTN - LYS
7h 23m€156–387
Wigan to Lyon by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wigan to Lyon is to train and fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Wigan to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Wigan to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Wigan North Western and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Wigan and Lyon is 1193 km.
The best way to get from Wigan to Lyon without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 21m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Wigan to Lyon, including transfers.
Wigan to Lyon train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Wigan North Western station.
The best way to get from Wigan to Lyon is to train via Paris which takes 8h 21m and costs €280 - €550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 9h 37m.
Lyon is 1h ahead of Wigan. It is currently 9:46 PM in Wigan and 10:46 PM in Lyon.
Wigan to Lyon train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
What companies run services between Wigan, England and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Wigan North Western to Lyon Part Dieu via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 8h 21m. Alternatively, easyJet, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
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
- €50–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Liverpool to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
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
- €100–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Wigan North Western to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Wigan Wallgate to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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