There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Florence by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
6h 58m€86–179Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 1501 / ...
10h 10m€45–120Drive 689.3 km
- Drive from Lyon to Florencecar 689.3 km
7h 2m€108–155Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LYS - FLR
4h 16m€83–248Train via Turin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
7h 25m€93–191Bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn
- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus Itabus
12h 30m€52–105Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 2m€91–263Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GVA - FLR
8h 1m€121–312Fly 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 Firenze S.M.N.train
6h 47m€77–298
Lyon to Florence by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Florence is to bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn which costs €50 - €110 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs €80 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Florence. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Lyon and Florence is 749 km. The road distance is 689.3 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Florence without a car is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs €85 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Lyon to Florence, including transfers.
Lyon to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Florence train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Florence is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs €85 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €120 and takes 10h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €250 and takes 4h 16m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Firenze S.M.N. via Milano Centrale in around 6h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €55–90 and the journey takes 10h 10m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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 Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lyon to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Lyon to Florence train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Florence is 689 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Lyon to Florence.
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