There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Montalcino by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
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
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain Re
12h 46m€99–171Bus via Turin
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Siena Central Train Stationbus Itabus
17h 37m€47–84Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Sienabus 516 / ...
14h 13m€72–107Drive 765.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Montalcinocar 765.9 km
8h 45m€124–180Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LYS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Grossetotrain
- Take the train from Grosseto to Buonconventotrain
10h 59m€99–312Train via Turin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Grossetotrain Ic
- Take the train from Grosseto to Buonconventotrain Re
15h 22m€113–216Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GVA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
13h 24m€140–338Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train, line 114 bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LYS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
- Take the train from Siena to Buonconventotrain
- Take the bus from Buonconvento to Montalcinobus
9h 44m€74–292Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane GVA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Grossetotrain
- Take the train from Grosseto to Buonconventotrain
12h 49m€115–318Fly 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
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sienatrain
12h 37m€95–333
Lyon to Montalcino by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Montalcino is to bus via Turin which costs €45 - €85 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Montalcino is to drive which takes 8h 45m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Montalcino. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Montalcino via Siena Autostazione and Buonconvento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Montalcino. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Buonconvento via Milano Centrale, Firenze S.M.N. and Siena. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
The distance between Lyon and Montalcino is 890 km. The road distance is 765.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Montalcino without a car is to train which takes 12h 46m and costs €95 - €180.
It takes approximately 12h 46m to get from Lyon to Montalcino, including transfers.
Lyon to Montalcino bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Montalcino train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Montalcino is to train which takes 12h 46m and costs €95 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 14h 13m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Montalcino, Italy?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montalcino via Milano Centrale, Firenze S.M.N., Siena, Buonconvento, and Buonconvento in around 12h 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Siena 5 times a week. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 11h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- 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 Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Grosseto to Buonconvento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Grosseto to Buonconvento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Siena to Buonconvento
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Grosseto to Buonconvento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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 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 Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Siena Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Buonconvento to Montalcino
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
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Lyon to Montalcino bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Siena station.
Lyon to Montalcino train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Montalcino is 766 km. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Lyon to Montalcino.
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