Lowest CO2€99.34
- Eurostar E465206:095h 11m11:20Amsterdam CentraalLyon Part Dieu
Door to door 5h 55mCO2 24.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Amsterdam to Lyon train
Trains from Amsterdam to Lyon start at €91.64 and take 5h 47m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Amsterdam to Lyon starts at €91.64 and takes 5h 47m door to door, run by 1 operator over 737 km, with around 8 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 47mDoor to door
- 5h 3mMoving
- €91.64From
- 24.3 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurostar | €77.34 | 5h 43m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Amsterdam to Lyon
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €86.2890 days
- €52.0660 days
- €57.3745 days
- €63.8630 days
- €76.2521 days
- €95.1314 days
- €116.377 days
- €116.373 days
- €165.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €52.06.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 219 percent. The most expensive point is €165.93, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €90.41Sun
- €78.61Mon
- €77.43Tue
- €82.15Wed
- €102.21Thu
- €95.13Fri
- €96.90Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Amsterdam
Rail
- Amsterdam Centraal
- Amsterdam-Centraal
- Amsterdam Doklaan
Lyon
Rail
- Lyon Part Dieu
- Lyon Part-Dieu
- Dardilly le Jubin
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 737 km against 737 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Amsterdam at 06:09 and the last at 20:22, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 32m | 1h 22m | 3h 10m | €77.43 | 186.7 kg | 18 |
| Train | 5h 47m | 5h 3m | 44m | €91.64 | 24.3 kg | 8 |
Questions about Amsterdam to Lyon
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon take?
The Train from Amsterdam to Lyon takes 5h 47m door to door, of which 5h 3m is spent moving. The route runs 737 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon cost?
The Train from Amsterdam to Lyon starts at €91.64 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €98.79. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon?
1 operators run the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon: Eurostar. Between them they file around 8 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon use?
The Train from Amsterdam to Lyon leaves from Amsterdam Centraal and arrives at Lyon Part Dieu. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Amsterdam to Lyon?
Traveling from Amsterdam to Lyon by Flight costs €77.43 and takes 4h 32m door to door, against 5h 47m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon?
Fares for the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €52.06. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 219 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon produce?
The Train from Amsterdam to Lyon produces about 24.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 737 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon?
Operators on the Train from Amsterdam to Lyon publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 47m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Amsterdam to Lyon on September 11, 2026: 737 km of route against 737 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €91.64, and 5h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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