City to city
Barcelona to Lyon by train
Barcelona-Sants → Lyon-Part-Dieu
- Fastest
- ≈ 5h 13m
- Typical
- ≈ 6h 24m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- RENFE OPERADORA, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, SNCF VOYAGEURS, ZOU ! TER
Trains link Barcelona (Barcelona-Sants) and Lyon (Lyon-Part-Dieu) in about 5h 13m at best, with no changes needed.
How long does the train from Barcelona to Lyon take?
The fastest trains cover Barcelona to Lyon in about 5h 13m; a typical journey takes around 6h 24m.
Is there a direct train from Barcelona to Lyon?
Yes: direct trains run between Barcelona-Sants and Lyon-Part-Dieu.
Is the train or a flight faster from Barcelona to Lyon?
A typical flight works out roughly 2h 30m quicker door to door (about 4h 15m against 6h 45m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 6h 45m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 15m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~23 kg train · ~73 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Barcelona or Lyon
More trains from Barcelona
- Barcelona → Girona ≈ 47 min · direct
- Barcelona → Perpignan ≈ 1h 25m · direct
- Barcelona → Zaragoza ≈ 1h 26m · direct
- Barcelona → Montpellier ≈ 3h 13m · direct
- Barcelona → Madrid ≈ 3h 17m · direct
- Barcelona → Marseille ≈ 5h 06m · direct
More train routes in Spain · France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.