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Trains to Lyon

With Directrail.com you can search for Trains to Lyon, find train times and book a cheap train to Lyon online avoiding the usual hassles associated with buying train tickets at the station.

Taking the train to Lyon is a fast, convenient & affordable alternative to flying as well as being one the greenest methods of travel

Just hop on the Eurostar from London St Pancras, Ebbsfleet or Ashford, connect with the service you want and speed straight to your destination.

If you’re already in mainland Europe and want to book a train ticket to Lyon, then you can do that too! Just enter your departure and destination train stations and search for tickets.

About Lyon and the train services available

Lyon is a city located in east central France in the Rhone-Alpes region and is situated between Paris (470 km) and Marseille (320 km). Strasbourg is some 420 km from Lyon and 160 km from Geneva.

Lyon has two major railway stations: Gare de Lyon Part-Dieu and Gare de Lyon Perrache. High speed TGV trains mainly call at the purpose built Gare de Lyon Part-Dieu which also caters for regional services to and from Lyon.

Gare de Lyon Perrache, the older of the two railway stations, also cater for some TGV services and the remainder of Lyon's regional services.

Trains to Lille, Paris and Brussels to the north and Marseille, Montpellier and in the future Barcelona and Turin to the south are all available from Lyon.