Find trains from London to Lyon

When you get a train from London to Lyon, not only will you get to experience travelling through the Channel Tunnel, but you will also be able to enjoy some great scenery along the way. Once you’ve left the train station, London to Lyon trains take you through Southern England, particularly Kent Downs Area of Natural Beauty, where you can enjoy a scenic start to your trip. Then, after you have gone through the Channel Tunnel, you will reappear in Hauts-de-France, where you travel through the vast green space of Parc Naturel Regional des Caps et Marais d’Opale. Passing through the picturesque towns of Abbeville and Amiens, you soon arrive in Paris before you continue your journey south to Lyon. During this part of the trip, you’ll mainly travel through rural French countryside, including Parc Naturel Regional du Morvan, before arriving at your destination.

When you get a train from London to Lyon, you will depart from London St Pancras train station, where you’ll be able to enjoy a range of facilities within the train terminal. You can get your train tickets from London to Lyon at ticket machines or ticket booths throughout the station. There are also lots of restaurants and take-away services, so you’ll be all fuelled up for your trip. If you want to take some food with you on the train, you can also visit a supermarket inside the terminal building. You can use cash points inside the station or, if you want to get some euros for your holiday, there are currency exchange bureaus too. For those that are travelling with a disability, you can ask for assistance boarding and alighting trains. This should be booked in advance though, ideally at least a few days before you arrive, so a member of staff is there to meet you. Throughout London St Pancras, you will also find step-free access, wheelchair availability and ramps to board trains. You’ll be able to find toilets across the station too, which are accessible to all. Prior to boarding the train, you can also peruse a range of shops or relax in the waiting rooms provided.

When you go by rail from London to Lyon, ensure that you have up-to-date identification. You will need your passport, as national identity cards are no longer an accepted form of ID for this route. You do not need a visa to go to France though, providing you are visiting for less than 90 days. You should also have at least three months remaining on your passport when entering the Schengen Zone. It’s important that you have a ticket which matches the time that your train is, as all train tickets for this route are time specific.

When you travel from London to Lyon, you will arrive at Lyon Part-Dieu train station, located close to the centre of the city. From here, you can quickly walk to popular tourist hotspots in the city, such as Institut d’art Contemporain de Villeurbanne, an art museum. If you want to travel to tourist locations farther away, you can make use of the public transport system; for example, La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere can be reached relatively quickly with a combination of the B and D metro lines. Alternatively, in the other direction, you can get to Musee Lumiere via the C16 bus, pretty quickly too. You can arrange for a taxi or journey through a ride-sharing app as well, which can be a great way to reach your final destination, whilst Velo’v bicycle hire is also across the city; with there being one right next to the train station, you’ll be able to cycle at your own pace throughout Lyon.

The most time-efficient journey by train from London to Lyon-Saint Exupéry currently available is 4h 41m.

London and Lyon-Saint Exupéry are 456.2 mi apart from one another, but the actual distance by train depends on the route taken. Most trains from London to Lyon-Saint Exupéry will get there in 4h 41m.