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How to get fromLeuchars to Lyonby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry

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There are 13 ways to get from Leuchars to Lyon by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV), or car ferry

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  1. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

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    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane EDI - LYS
    6h 13m
    €109–291

  2. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrachetrain train Tgv
    11h 18m
    €374–660

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Leedstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 561 / ...
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus 700
    4. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Lyonbus bus 709 / ...
    27h 36m
    €246–394

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Leuchars to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lyoncar car
    16h 23m
    €392–525

  5. Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DND - LYS
    11h 56m
    €140–571

  6. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane GLA - LYS
    9h 45m
    €129–322

  7. Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Aberdeentrain train
    2. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane ABZ - LYS
    10h 1m
    €122–344

  8. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane EDI - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 30m
    €129–283

  9. Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DND - GVA
    2. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    11h 23m
    €145–533

  10. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane EDI - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    7h 35m
    €163–365

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain train
    3. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    11h 37m
    €368–608

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Overgate to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 9m
    €118–210

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Leuchars to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Lyoncar car
    17h 50m
    €286–470

Leuchars to Lyon by train

Calendar202Weekly Trains
Duration11h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket€374Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,376.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 13m

What companies run services between Leuchars, Scotland and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Leuchars to Lyon Perrache via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 18m. Alternatively, Loganair and British Airways fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice a week.

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