Alicante to Lyon bus: 2 a day, fastest 16h35

2 a dayfastest 16h35☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇫🇷 France

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AlicanteBenidormValenciaCastellonTarragonaBarcelonaLyon· 933 km as the crow flies

07:35 → 00:10⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Alicante → Lyon - Gerland Bus Station · via Benidorm, Valencia, Castellon, Tarragona…
16h359 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
14:30 → 07:30⁺¹
FlixBus N1131 ☾ Overnight
Alicante (Bus Station) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Benidorm, Valencia, Castellon, Tarragona…
17h006 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 14:30 → 06:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:50 → 12:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1133 ☾ Overnight
Alicante (Bus Station) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Valencia, Castellon, Tarragona, Barcelona…
17h309 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:50 → 11:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (5h15). The bus takes 12h05 longer.

Bus · fastest direct17h20

To Alicante13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus16h35
From Lyon - Gerland Bus Station17 min

Plane · nonstop ALC to LYS5h15

To Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández (ALC)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ALC to LYS2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From LYS50 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Alicante to Lyon nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Volotea seasonalALC→LYSBook direct ↗
easyJetALC→LYSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Alicante to Lyon?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Alicante to Lyon?

The fastest takes 16h35; the slowest 17h30, for 933 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:35 and the latest at 18:50, local time in Alicante. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Alicante to Lyon?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 14:30 arriving 07:30 the next morning.

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