There are 10 ways to get from Corsica to Lyon by ferry, train, bus, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train
best- 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€131–222Ferry, 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€66–122Fly from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Fly from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CLY - LYS
8h 14m€164–399Ferry, 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 45m€121–262Ferry, train via Marseille #2
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Toulonferry
- Take the train from Toulon to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain C6 / ...
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
14h 48m€77–191Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympiaferry Ajaccio - Nice
- Take the bus from Nice to Lyonbus N1719 / ...
16h 1m€71–122Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Seteferry Ajaccio - Sète
- Drive from Port of Sete to Lyoncar
17h 40m€100–162Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Fly from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIA - LYS
2h 56m€83–299Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AJA - LYS
3h 19m€92–287Taxi 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 47m€208–461
Corsica to Lyon by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Corsica to Lyon is to ferry and bus via Nice Airport (NCE) which costs €65 - €130 and takes 16h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Corsica to Lyon is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 47m and costs €200 - €470.
The distance between Corsica and Lyon is 799 km.
The best way to get from Corsica to Lyon without a car is to ferry and train which takes 13h 32m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Corsica to Lyon, including transfers.
There are 3956+ hotels available in Lyon.
What companies run services between Corsica, France and Lyon, France?
Air Corsica, Air France, and easyJet fly from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bastia - Poretta Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulon to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €30–60
- 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
- €50–90
- 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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