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Travel Information to Madrid from Lyon

Distance565 miles (912 km)
Available travel modesTrain, bus or flight
Ticket price range$37 - $121
Cheapest modeBus • $37 (€33) • 16 h 40 min
Fastest modeFlight • $58 (€52) • 1 h 55 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus, Iberia Express or SNCF | TGV INOUI

Travel 565 miles (912 km) by train, bus or flight to Madrid from Lyon. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are BlaBlaCar Bus, Iberia Express or SNCF | TGV INOUI among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Lyon to Madrid.

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from Lyon to Madrid

How to get from Lyon to Madrid by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Lyon to Madrid is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

AlsaNormal · Normal
05:10AM17h25
Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
10:35PMMadrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
$711One-way
1 transfer

Cheapest

AlsaNormal · Normal
05:10AM17h25
Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
10:35PMMadrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
$711One-way
1 transfer

Fastest

IberiaIB1186
06:10AM2h00
Lyon Saint Exupery Airport
08:10AMMadrid Barajas Airport
$1601One-way
0 transfers

Other options

AVE09742 · 03310
02:35PM8h44
Lyon Part Dieu
11:19PMMadrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
$1611One-way
1 transfer
AVE09742 · 03212
02:35PM9h23
Lyon Part Dieu
11:58PMMadrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
$1611One-way
1 transfer
AVE09742+iryo06200
02:35PM7h42
Lyon Part Dieu
10:17PMMadrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
$1701One-way
1 transfer
AlsaNormal · Normal
10:30AM19h05
Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
05:35AMMadrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
$991One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus
04:00PM16h40
Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
08:40AMMadrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses
$1341One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus · FlixBus
03:15PM19h00
Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
10:15AMMadrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses
$1791One-way
1 transfer
IberiaIB1180
12:25PM2h00
Lyon Saint Exupery Airport
02:25PMMadrid Barajas Airport
$2111One-way
0 transfers
Air FranceAF7369 · AF1400
06:30PM4h35
Lyon Saint Exupery Airport
11:05PMMadrid Barajas Airport
$2411One-way
1 transfer
IberiaIB1184
07:10PM2h00
Lyon Saint Exupery Airport
09:10PMMadrid Barajas Airport
$2581One-way
0 transfers

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How to get from Lyon to Madrid

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Lyon to Madrid there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 53,19% of our customers choose the bus as their preferred method of transportation. Nowadays, traveling by bus is a relaxing and entertaining experience. Most bus companies offer different on-board services; ranging from "welcome drinks" to free wi-fi or personal entertainment. For this reason, the bus is often chosen as the best way to get from Lyon to Madrid. Bus companies normally offer comfortable journeys for reasonable prices, and if you choose to travel on a night bus you can even save the money of one night in a hotel. For that reason, the bus is most likely the cheapest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from Lyon to Madrid

Travel to Madrid easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Lyon to Madrid.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Lyon to Madrid. You can take a train, bus or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Madrid is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $37 (€33) compared to other travel options to Madrid:

A bus is $21 (€19) less than a flight for this journey with tickets for a flight from Lyon to Madrid costing on average $58 (€52).

Taking a bus costs $84 (€76) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $121 (€109).

The quickest way to travel between Lyon and Madrid is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 55 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Getting to Madrid by bus takes 16 h 40 min on average.

Train takes 9 h 4 min on average.

The Lyon to Madrid distance is around 565 miles (912 km).

The average frequency per day from Lyon to Madrid is:

  • Around 9 buses per day.
  • Around 36 flights per day.
  • Around 1 train per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Madrid from Lyon as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Lyon to Madrid:

  • Buses mostly leave from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and tend to arrive in Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses.
  • Flights from Lyon to Madrid most often leave from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Madrid Barajas Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Lyon to Madrid:

  • Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, Ourbus, Alsa, FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus for buses to Madrid. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Ourbus Lyon to Madrid tickets on Omio for $37 (€33).
  • Iberia Express, Volotea, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, easyJet, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM or Lufthansa Cityline (2) can get you to Madrid by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Iberia Express from Lyon to Madrid for $58 (€52) on Omio.
  • SNCF | TGV INOUI or TGV INOUI can get you to Madrid by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with SNCF | TGV INOUI from Lyon to Madrid for $121 (€109) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Lyon to Madrid with the following travel companies:

  • You'll find 3 direct buses a day to Madrid with Alsa, FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus.
  • You can find 3 direct flights per day to take to Madrid with Iberia Express or Iberia.

Direct services to Madrid tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Your trip from Lyon to Madrid doesn't have to end in Madrid. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Málaga or Paris. If you’d like to add Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Málaga or Paris to your Lyon to Madrid tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Madrid today!
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