There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Marennes by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Tours
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to Surgerestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Surgeres to Marennesbus
10h 3m€122–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Rochefortbus N746
10h 51m€60–96Drive 545.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Marennescar 545.4 km
7h 5m€84–122Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LYS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Rocheforttrain
7h 41m€95–241Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreuxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare routière to MHB Brassensbus 155
13h 51m€72–132Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LYS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rocheforttrain
8h 5m€117–296Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train, line 67621 bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LYS - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Rocheforttrain
- Take the bus from Rochefort to Marennesbus
5h 54m€95–314Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane LYS - PIS
- Take the train from Poitiers to Surgerestrain
- Take the bus from Surgeres to Marennesbus
7h 14m€104–411Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Rocheforttrain
10h 41m€108–315
Lyon to Marennes by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Marennes is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Marennes is to fly and train and line 67621 bus which takes 5h 54m and costs €95 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Marennes. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Marennes via Rochefort. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Lyon and Marennes is 731 km. The road distance is 545.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Marennes without a car is to train and bus via Tours which takes 10h 3m and costs €120 - €250.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Lyon to Marennes, including transfers.
Lyon to Marennes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Marennes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rochefort station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Marennes is 545 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Lyon to Marennes.
There are 2779+ hotels available in Marennes.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Marennes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Rochefort 5 times a week. Tickets cost €55–90 and the journey takes 9h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Surgeres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Perrache to St Etienne Chateaucreux
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Surgeres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Surgeres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Surgeres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Bus from Surgeres to Marennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Rochefort to Marennes
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from Surgeres to Marennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Rochefort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Étienne - Rue Milleret Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Gare routière to MHB Brassens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Réseau interurbain de la Charente-Maritime
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