Brussels to Lyon train

Trains from Brussels to Lyon start at €70.74 and take 4h 36m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Brussels to Lyon starts at €70.74 and takes 4h 36m door to door, run by 3 operators over 568 km, with around 27 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 4h 36mDoor to door
  • 3h 52mMoving
  • €70.74From
  • 18.7 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Lowest CO2€87.24
  1. Eurostar E506806:094h 19m10:28Bruxelles MidiLyon Part Dieu

Door to door 5h 3mCO2 18.7 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastest
Eurostar€64.144h 36m
Eurostar International€63.044h 35m
SNCF€63.594h 35m

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Rooms within reach of Lyon Part Dieu

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Booking window

When to book Brussels to Lyon

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €54.4290 days
  2. €42.6260 days
  3. €50.2945 days
  4. €55.6030 days
  5. €66.2221 days
  6. €69.1714 days
  7. €80.977 days
  8. €91.593 days
  9. €111.651 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.62.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 162 percent. The most expensive point is €111.65, 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.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €71.53Sun
  2. €62.68Mon
  3. €62.09Tue
  4. €67.40Wed
  5. €69.17Thu
  6. €76.25Fri
  7. €77.43Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Brussels

Rail
  • Bruxelles Midi
  • Bruxelles-Midi
  • Brussels-Chapel Station

Lyon

Rail
  • Lyon Part Dieu
  • Lyon Part-Dieu
  • Dardilly le Jubin
The journey

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 568 km against 568 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Brussels at 06:09 and the last at 21:02, across 27 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 20m1h 10m3h 10m€62.09143.9 kg24
Train4h 36m3h 52m44m€70.7418.7 kg27

Questions about Brussels 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 Brussels to Lyon take?

The Train from Brussels to Lyon takes 4h 36m door to door, of which 3h 52m is spent moving. The route runs 568 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 Brussels to Lyon cost?

The Train from Brussels to Lyon starts at €70.74 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €76.79. 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 Brussels to Lyon?

3 operators run the Train from Brussels to Lyon: Eurostar, Eurostar International, SNCF. Between them they file around 27 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 Brussels to Lyon use?

The Train from Brussels to Lyon leaves from Bruxelles Midi 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 Brussels to Lyon?

Traveling from Brussels to Lyon by Flight costs €62.09 and takes 4h 20m door to door, against 4h 36m 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 Brussels to Lyon?

Fares for the Train from Brussels to Lyon bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.62. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 162 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Brussels to Lyon produce?

The Train from Brussels to Lyon produces about 18.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 568 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 Brussels to Lyon?

Operators on the Train from Brussels to Lyon publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 36m 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 Brussels to Lyon on September 10, 2026: 568 km of route against 568 km in a straight line, 27 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €70.74, and 4h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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