City to city
Bordeaux to Lyon by train
Bordeaux Saint-Jean → Lyon-Part-Dieu
- Fastest
- ≈ 5h 11m
- Typical
- ≈ 7h 02m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- SNCF VOYAGEURS, RER, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français
Trains link Bordeaux (Bordeaux Saint-Jean) and Lyon (Lyon-Part-Dieu) in about 5h 11m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Bordeaux to Lyon take?
The fastest trains cover Bordeaux to Lyon in about 5h 11m; a typical journey takes around 7h 02m.
Is there a direct train from Bordeaux to Lyon?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Bordeaux to Lyon?
A typical flight works out roughly 3h 15m quicker door to door (about 4h 05m against 7h 20m 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
- ≈ 7h 20m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 05m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~19 kg train · ~59 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 Bordeaux or Lyon
- TGV inOui Paris → Bordeaux
- TGV inOui Paris → Lyon
- Ouigo Paris → Lyon
- Clermont–Lyon Clermont-Ferrand → Lyon
More trains from Bordeaux
- Bordeaux → Paris ≈ 2h 10m · direct
- Bordeaux → Toulouse ≈ 2h 27m · direct
- Bordeaux → Nantes ≈ 4h 12m · direct
More train routes in France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.