Lowest CO2€105.94
- SNCF SN999706:555h 27m12:22Roma TerminiLyon Part Dieu
Door to door 6h 11mCO2 24.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Rome to Lyon train
Trains from Rome to Lyon start at €97.14 and take 5h 55m at their fastest.
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The Trains from Rome to Lyon starts at €97.14 and takes 5h 55m door to door, run by 1 operator over 749 km, with around 11 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 55mDoor to door
- 5h 11mMoving
- €97.14From
- 24.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SNCF | €78.44 | 5h 47m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Rome to Lyon
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €67.9990 days
- €53.2460 days
- €63.8645 days
- €67.9930 days
- €85.1021 days
- €103.3914 days
- €126.997 days
- €136.433 days
- €167.111 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €53.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 214 percent. The most expensive point is €167.11, 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.
- €91.59Sun
- €79.79Mon
- €79.79Tue
- €83.33Wed
- €103.39Thu
- €96.31Fri
- €99.26Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Rome
Rail
- Roma Termini
- Ciampino
- Roma Balduina
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 749 km against 749 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 Rome at 06:55 and the last at 21:23, across 11 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 34m | 1h 24m | 3h 10m | €79.79 | 189.9 kg | 32 |
| Train | 5h 55m | 5h 11m | 44m | €97.14 | 24.7 kg | 11 |
Questions about Rome 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 Rome to Lyon take?
The Train from Rome to Lyon takes 5h 55m door to door, of which 5h 11m is spent moving. The route runs 749 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 Rome to Lyon cost?
The Train from Rome to Lyon starts at €97.14 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €97.69. 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 Rome to Lyon?
1 operators run the Train from Rome to Lyon: SNCF. Between them they file around 11 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 Rome to Lyon use?
The Train from Rome to Lyon leaves from Roma Termini 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 Rome to Lyon?
Traveling from Rome to Lyon by Flight costs €79.79 and takes 4h 34m door to door, against 5h 55m 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 Rome to Lyon?
Fares for the Train from Rome to Lyon bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €53.24. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 214 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Rome to Lyon produce?
The Train from Rome to Lyon produces about 24.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 749 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 Rome to Lyon?
Operators on the Train from Rome 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 55m 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 Rome to Lyon on September 10, 2026: 749 km of route against 749 km in a straight line, 11 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €97.14, and 5h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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