Lyon to Warsaw bus: 6 a week, fastest 26h15

6 a weekfastest 26h15☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

LyonBesançonMontbéliardBelfortMulhouseColmarWarsaw· 1,378 km as the crow flies

17:05 → 19:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1326 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Besançon, Montbéliard, Belfort, Mulhouse…
26h1519 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:05 → 18:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 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. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 17:05, arrive 19:20

The plane is 21h20 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct27h05

To Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N132626h15
From Warsaw, Bus Station West18 min

Plane · nonstop LYS to WAW5h45

To Lyon–Saint-Exupéry (LYS)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight LYS to WAW2h40
Landing to exit20 min
From WAW25 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.

Train instead?

No direct train from Lyon to Warsaw in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Lyon goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Lyon to Warsaw nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

LOT Polish AirlinesLYS→WAWBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lyon to Warsaw?

Yes. 6 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Lyon to Warsaw?

The fastest takes 26h15; the slowest 26h15, for 1,378 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Lyon to Warsaw?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:05 arriving 19:20 the next morning.

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