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Barcelona → Lyon

Lyon → Barcelona ⇄
1 a dayfastest 5h06RenfeHigh-speed

Direct trains · no change

  • 08:14 → 13:20
    AVE INT 9737 High-speed
    Estación de tren Barcelona-Sants → Estación de tren Lyon Part Dieu · via Girona, Figueres, Perpignan, Narbonne
    5h067 stops
    Runs: DailyRenfe ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (es_renfe, renfe_fr) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 57 min
Train · fastest direct5h17
  • To Estación de tren Barcelona-Sants1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • AVE INT 97375h06
Plane · nonstop BCN–LYS4h20
  • To Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat (BCN)30 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BCN–LYS1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From LYS30 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Vueling, easyJet.