Lyon to Paris runs about 48 times a day, with the first departure around 06:07 and the last around 20:46. One passenger pays between £15.23 and £36.52, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 48m over 398 km, on services run by 11 operators across 3 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 11 operators and 3 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 19 October 2026
£15.23 to £36.52
- 120%Moves across the booking window
120%When it runs, leaving Lyon
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:07First departure
- 20:46Last departure
- 48Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:07
20:46
48
100%Departures on 12 October 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. Times only, no fares.
10:0412:232h 19m
TGV INOUI 6612SNCF VOYAGEURS1 change
Lyon Part Dieu → Saint-Michel Notre-Dame
Reservation required
10:0412:192h 15m
TGV INOUI 6612SNCF VOYAGEURS2 changes
Lyon Part Dieu → Saint-Michel Notre-Dame
Reservation required
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £29.37Mon5
- about £25.60Tue6
- about £27.01Wed7
- about £27.95Thu8
- about £26.07Fri9
- about £26.55Sat10
- about £24.65Sun11
- about £17.59Mon12
- about £17.59Tue13
- about £18.53Wed14
- about £23.24Thu15
- about £20.89Fri16
- about £21.36Sat17
- about £20.41Sun18
- about £15.23Mon19
- about £15.23Tue20
- about £16.18Wed21
- about £19.47Thu22
- about £18.06Fri23
- about £18.53Sat24
- about £17.59Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Paris. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Paris for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Lyon to Paris
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £15.7090 days
- £19.0160 days
- £13.3545 days
- £13.3530 days
- £17.5921 days
- £20.4114 days
- £24.657 days
- £27.013 days
- £29.371 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at £13.35.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 120 percent. The dearest point is £29.37, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Lyon to Paris and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
10:04 → 12:52
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
398 km
393 km as the crow flies, 1% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
520,774 → 2,138,551
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey 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 398 km against 393 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Paris is large, and the road in from CDG can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Paris
Settled in advance, so the ride into Paris costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Paris Gare de Lyon
Most of the points near Paris Gare de Lyon open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Lyon to Paris
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 it take to get from Lyon to Paris?
The Train from Lyon to Paris takes 2h 48m door to door, of which 2h 4m is spent moving. The route runs 393 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 it cost to travel from Lyon to Paris?
The cheapest fare from Lyon to Paris is £15.23, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £44.60. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Lyon to Paris?
The cheapest way from Lyon to Paris is by coach, at £15.23 for one passenger on 19 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Lyon to Paris?
Fares from Lyon to Paris bottom out around 45 days before departure, at £13.35. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 120 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lyon to Paris?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Lyon to Paris, at £17.59. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lyon to Paris?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lyon to Paris, at £13.35 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Lyon to Paris?
11 operators sell services from Lyon to Paris across 3 modes: Air France, ASL Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France, BlaBlaCar, Corsair, Eurostar. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Lyon to Paris?
Every service we sell from Lyon to Paris is direct, with a fastest journey of 2h 48m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Lyon to Paris produce?
Travelling from Lyon to Paris by train produces about 13.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 84.6 kg, roughly 7 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Lyon to Paris use?
Services from Lyon to Paris by train leave from Lyon Part Dieu and arrive at Paris Gare de Lyon Hall 1 - 2. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Lyon to Paris?
5 of the 11 operators we sell from Lyon to Paris allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lyon to Paris on 4 October 2026: 398 km of route against 393 km in a straight line, 108 services a day, 11 operators a cheapest fare of £15.23, and 2h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Paris a set of days out that do not start at a station.
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The two ends, compared
Lyon reaches 237 places in 47 countries on services we hold, over distances from 50 to 9,347 km. Paris reaches 545 places in 136 countries, from 46 to 14,278 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Lyon
- 237Places you can leave for
- 47Countries
- 73Operators
47
73Arriving in Paris
Leaving Paris
- 545Places you can leave for
- 136Countries
- 173Operators