There are 7 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Lyon by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Levanto to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
9h 11m€59–133Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Corniglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Gare de Lyon-Perrachebus
9h 32m€44–105Drive 565.7 km
- Drive from Cinque Terre to Lyoncar 565.7 km
6h 15m€89–129Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BLQ - LYS
8h 3m€108–369Train via Chambéry
- Take the train from Corniglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
9h 33m€64–167Bus
- Take the bus from La Spezia to Grenoblebus 503
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 41m€51–96Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Monterosso to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NCE - LYS
8h 37m€130–373
Cinque Terre to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cinque Terre to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €40 - €110 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cinque Terre to Lyon is to drive which takes 6h 15m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cinque Terre to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from La Spezia - Stazione FS Via Fiume and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via La Spezia and Grenoble - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Cinque Terre to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Corniglia and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Levanto, Genova Brignole, Torino Lingotto and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 11m.
The distance between Cinque Terre and Lyon is 541 km. The road distance is 565.7 km.
The best way to get from Cinque Terre to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 9h 11m and costs €55 - €140.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Cinque Terre to Lyon, including transfers.
Cinque Terre to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Spezia station.
Cinque Terre to Lyon train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Levanto station.
The best way to get from Cinque Terre to Lyon is to train which takes 9h 11m and costs €55 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €100 and takes 10h 41m.
What companies run services between Cinque Terre, Italy and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Corniglia to Lyon Part Dieu via Levanto, Genova Brignole, Torino Lingotto, and Torino Porta Susa in around 9h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Corniglia to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via La Spezia Centrale, La Spezia - Stazione FS Via Fiume, La Spezia - Mazzetta, La Spezia, and Grenoble - Bus Station in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Levanto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Corniglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Corniglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Monterosso to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Levanto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Monterosso to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Levanto to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Monterosso to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Monterosso to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Gare de Lyon-Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Spezia to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cinque Terre to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Grenoble station.
Cinque Terre to Lyon train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Genova Brignole station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cinque Terre to Lyon is 566 km. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Cinque Terre to Lyon.
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