There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain 9941 / ...
6h 13m€78–118Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Bologna Centralebus N521 / ...
9h 20m€30–85Drive 625.5 km
- Drive from Lyon to Bolognacar 625.5 km
6h 10m€102–147Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
6h 8m€81–266Train via Turin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
6h 56m€78–137Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
5h 35m€59–265Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LYS - MXP
- Take a shuttle bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Piacenza
5h 50m€216–456Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LYS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
5h 11m€72–338Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane GVA - LIN
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Linate airport to Piacenza
7h€191–492
Lyon to Emilia-Romagna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna is to bus which costs €30 - €85 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna is to fly and train which takes 5h 11m and costs €70 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Bologna Centrale. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Bologna centrale via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 13m.
The distance between Lyon and Emilia-Romagna is 657 km. The road distance is 625.5 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna without a car is to train which takes 6h 13m and costs €75 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna, including transfers.
Lyon to Emilia-Romagna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Emilia-Romagna train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna is to train which takes 6h 13m and costs €75 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €85 and takes 9h 20m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €270 and takes 6h 8m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Emilia-Romagna, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bologna centrale via Milano Centrale in around 6h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Bologna Centrale 3 times a day. Tickets cost €55–85 and the journey takes 9h 20m. Itabus S.p.A. also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lyon to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Milano Linate airport to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- GoOpti
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Emilia-Romagna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Lyon to Emilia-Romagna train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Emilia-Romagna is 625 km. It takes approximately 6h 10m to drive from Lyon to Emilia-Romagna.
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