There are 6 ways to get from Ávila to Lyon by train, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Avila to Madrid-Principe Piotrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MAD - LYS
6h 38m€83–283Train via Barcelona
- Take the train from Avila to Madrid-Principe Piotrain Re
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
11h 8m€141–373Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Ávila to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus FlixBus N748 / ...
19h 10m€109–175Drive 1,209.7 km
- Drive from Ávila to Lyoncar 1,209.7 km
12h 13m€197–285Train
- Take the train from Avila to Madrid-Principe Piotrain Re
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
12h 19m€173–294Bus
- Take the bus from Ávila to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 40m€89–155
Ávila to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ávila to Lyon is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ávila to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 6h 38m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Ávila to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Ávila and arriving at Lyon via Madrid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Ávila to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Avila and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Madrid-Príncipe Pío, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
The distance between Ávila and Lyon is 1074 km. The road distance is 1209.7 km.
The best way to get from Ávila to Lyon without a car is to train via Barcelona which takes 11h 8m and costs €140 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Ávila to Lyon, including transfers.
Ávila to Lyon bus services, operated by Jiménez Dorado, depart from Ávila station.
Ávila to Lyon train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Avila station.
The best way to get from Ávila to Lyon is to train via Barcelona which takes 11h 8m and costs €140 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 19h 10m.
What companies run services between Ávila, Spain and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Avila to Lyon Part Dieu via Madrid-Principe Pio, Madrid-Príncipe Pío, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, and Barcelona-Sants in around 11h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ávila to Lyon via Madrid, Estación Sur De Autobuses and Madrid in around 19h 10m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avila to Madrid-Principe Pio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avila to Madrid-Principe Pio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avila to Madrid-Principe Pio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0034910008835
- info@jimenezdorado.com
- Website
- jimenezdorado.com
Bus from Ávila to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- regular.autobusing.com
Bus from Ávila to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- regular.autobusing.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Ávila to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Ávila to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Ávila to Lyon bus services, operated by Jiménez Dorado, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Ávila to Lyon train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Principe Pio station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ávila to Lyon is 1210 km. It takes approximately 12h 13m to drive from Ávila to Lyon.
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