There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Altea by plane, shuttle, train, tram, bus, 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LYS - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
5h 48m€96–266Bus via Alicante
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus Alsa - 521 / ...
19h 19m€93–154Train, tram
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
13h 52m€151–224Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Benidormbus FlixBus N1131
17h 9m€104–151Drive 1,107.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Alteacar 1,107.8 km
10h 33m€182–262Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane GVA - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
7h 52m€106–292Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane MRS - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
6h 48m€99–304Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Valencia Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LYS - VLC
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidormbus
8h 47m€104–299
Lyon to Altea by train, foot, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Altea is to bus via Alicante which costs €90 - €160 and takes 19h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Altea is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 48m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Altea. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Carrer la Mar 91 via Benidorm - Estación de Autobuses and Av Severo Ochoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Altea. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Altea via Barcelona-Sants, Alicante - Luceros and Benidorm. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Lyon and Altea is 1034 km. The road distance is 1107.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Altea without a car is to train and tram which takes 13h 52m and costs €150 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Lyon to Altea, including transfers.
Lyon to Altea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Altea train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
Lyon to Altea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Benidorm station.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Altea, Spain?
FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Benidorm twice daily. Tickets cost €100–150 and the journey takes 15h 45m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- [email protected]
- Website
- Beniconnect
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Beniconnect
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Beniconnect
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Beniconnect
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Bilman
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Altea train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Altea is 1108 km. It takes approximately 10h 33m to drive from Lyon to Altea.
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