There are 10 ways to get from Ypres to Lyon by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or subway
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 Menin (TGV)
best- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
6h 4m€139–223Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kortrijk to Lyonbus N779
12h 12m€53–88Drive 691.1 km
- Drive from Ypres to Lyoncar 691.1 km
7h 22m€107–154Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Ypres to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRU - LYS
7h 4m€114–298Train
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Lyon Perrachetrain 7815
6h 19m€113–253Train, bus
- Take the train from Ypres to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Luchtbal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 6m€91–173Fly Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LIL - LYS
9h 4m€182–295Train, subway, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Ypres to Courtraitrain
- Take the train from Courtrai to Roubaixtrain
- Take the subway from Gare Jean Lebas to Lille Europesubway
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CDG - LYS
6h 26m€153–372Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Ypres to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
8h 8m€158–360Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Ypres to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
9h 59m€113–320
Ypres to Lyon by train and bus (TGV)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ypres to Lyon is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ypres to Lyon is to train via Menin which takes 6h 4m and costs €130 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Ypres to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Ypres and arriving at Lyon via Kortrijk Busterminal 3 perron 32 and Kortrijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Ypres to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Ypres and arriving at Lyon Perrache via Courtrai and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 19m.
The distance between Ypres and Lyon is 686 km. The road distance is 691.1 km.
The best way to get from Ypres to Lyon without a car is to train via Menin which takes 6h 4m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Ypres to Lyon, including transfers.
Ypres to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kortrijk station.
Ypres to Lyon train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lille Flandres station.
The best way to get from Ypres to Lyon is to train via Menin which takes 6h 4m and costs €130 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 12h 12m, you could also fly, which costs €180 - €300 and takes 9h 4m.
What companies run services between Ypres, Belgium and Lyon, France?
TGV inOui operates a train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu every 2 hours. Tickets cost €130–210 and the journey takes 3h 7m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Kortrijk to Lyon 6 times a week. Tickets cost €50–85 and the journey takes 9h 40m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
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 Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Ypres to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ypres to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Ypres to Courtrai
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Courtrai to Roubaix
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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 Lille Flandres to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 3 20 40 40 40
- contact@ilevia.fr
- Website
- ilevia.fr
Subway from Gare Jean Lebas to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- ilevia.fr
- 60 min Ticket
- €2
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kortrijk to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp - Luchtbal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Ypres to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Ypres to Lyon train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Perrache station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ypres to Lyon is 691 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Ypres to Lyon.
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