There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Cagliari by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane GVA - CAG
7h 19m€91–223Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane LYS - CAG
5h 19m€87–188Train, ferry via Nice
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
22h 17m€173–335Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Grossetobus
- Take the train from Grosseto to Montalto Di Castrotrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
27h 27m€183–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Livornocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Olbia to Cagliaricar
17h 42m€164–305Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane TRN - CAG
9h 16m€90–321Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane LYS - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
9h 4m€92–272Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Alghero (AHO)plane LYS - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
8h 40m€138–272Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
23h 54m€142–248Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Genoabus 501 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Biancacarferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
27h 33m€90–152
Lyon to Cagliari by train, tram, ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cagliari is to bus and car ferry which costs €90 - €160 and takes 27h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cagliari is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs €85 - €190.
The distance between Lyon and Cagliari is 986 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Cagliari without a car is to train and ferry via Nice which takes 22h 17m and costs €170 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Lyon to Cagliari, including transfers.
There are 3270+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cagliari, Italy?
easyJet flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- 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 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Grosseto to Montalto Di Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- [email protected]
- Website
- gruppoturmotravel.com
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
- Phone
- +39078430325
- [email protected]
- Website
- sardegnamobilita.it
Bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- sardegnamobilita.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Only Passenger
- €70
- with added vehicle
- €100
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Olbia Porto Isola Bianca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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