There are 9 ways to get from Corsica to Lyon by plane, ferry, train, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport
best- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIA - LYS
2h 56m€83–269Ferry, bus via Nice Airport (NCE)
cheapest- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympiaferry Ajaccio - Nice
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 29m€65–125Ferry, train via Marseille
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympiaferry
- Take the train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
13h 24m€125–320Taxi to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Sartène to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)taxi
- Fly from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FSC - LYS
2h 42m€208–411Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AJA - LYS
3h 24m€91–275Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympiaferry Ajaccio - Nice
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
13h 32m€140–230Ferry, train #2
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Toulonferry
- Take the train from Toulon to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
14h 24m€83–249Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympiaferry Ajaccio - Nice
- Take the bus from Nice to Lyonbus N1719 / ...
16h 1m€65–115Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Seteferry Ajaccio - Sète
- Drive from Port of Sete to Lyoncar
17h 40m€100–159
Corsica to Lyon by ferry, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Corsica to Lyon is to ferry and bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Corsica to Lyon is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 42m and costs €200 - €420.
The distance between Corsica and Lyon is 523 km.
The best way to get from Corsica to Lyon without a car is to ferry and train via Marseille which takes 13h 24m and costs €120 - €320.
It takes approximately 2h 56m to get from Corsica to Lyon, including transfers.
There are 3980+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Corsica, France and Lyon, France?
easyJet, Volotea, and Air Corsica fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Saint-Augustin to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Porto Vecchio
- Phone
- +33 6 21 31 04 64
- Website
- taxi-porto-vecchio.fr
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