There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Viana do Castelo by plane, towncar, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, towncar
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LYS - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Viana do Castelotowncar
6h 6m€156–316Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelobus Linha Lyon Express
25h 50m€75–95Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourensetrain Ave
- Take the bus from Orense to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelobus
15h 7m€206–444Bus via Braga
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bragabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelobus 13 | Coimbra
21h 24m€143–254Drive 1,466.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Viana do Castelocar 1,466.9 km
15h 36m€229–330Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, towncar
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane GVA - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Viana do Castelotowncar
8h 1m€175–400Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedratrain Ave
- Take the train from Redondela De Galicia to Viana Do Castelotrain Ic
16h 44m€227–488Bus via Vila Nova de Gaia
- Take the bus from Lyon to Portobus FlixBus N1157
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelobus 10 | Lisboa / ...
26h 55m€142–238
Lyon to Viana do Castelo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Viana do Castelo is to bus which costs €75 - €95 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Viana do Castelo is to fly and towncar which takes 6h 6m and costs €150 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station station and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelo. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 25h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Viana do Castelo. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Viana Do Castelo via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid Chamartín, Pontevedra and Redondela De Galicia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 44m.
The distance between Lyon and Viana do Castelo is 1300 km. The road distance is 1466.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Viana do Castelo without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 7m and costs €200 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Lyon to Viana do Castelo, including transfers.
Lyon to Viana do Castelo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Viana do Castelo train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Viana do Castelo is to bus via Braga which takes 21h 24m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €490 and takes 16h 44m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Viana do Castelo, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelo via Braga and Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga in around 21h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Viana Do Castelo via Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid Chamartín, Pontevedra, and Redondela De Galicia in around 16h 44m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Redondela De Galicia to Viana Do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- [email protected]
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Orense to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Viana do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–95
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Viana do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Viana do Castelo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Lyon to Viana do Castelo bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Braga station.
Viana do Castelo is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 4:07 PM in Lyon and 3:07 PM in Viana do Castelo.
Lyon to Viana do Castelo train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Viana do Castelo is 1467 km. It takes approximately 15h 36m to drive from Lyon to Viana do Castelo.
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