Valencia to Lyon bus: 2 a day, fastest 13h45

2 a dayfastest 13h45☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇪🇸 Spain → 🇫🇷 France

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ValenciaCastellonTarragonaBarcelonaPerpignanNarbonneLyon· 818 km as the crow flies

10:00 → 00:10⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Valencia - Bus Station → Lyon - Gerland Bus Station · via Castellon, Tarragona, Barcelona, Perpignan…
14h107 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
17:45 → 07:30⁺¹
FlixBus N1131 ☾ Overnight
Valencia (Bus Station) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Castellon, Tarragona, Barcelona
13h454 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:45 → 06:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:10 → 12:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1133 ☾ Overnight
Valencia (Bus Station) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Castellon, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona…
15h108 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:10 → 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

☾ Overnight: leave 17:45, arrive 07:30

The plane is 9h30 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct14h30

To Valencia (Bus Station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N113113h45
From Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min

Plane · nonstop VLC to LYS5h00

To Valencia (VLC)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VLC to LYS1h50
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 Valencia to Lyon nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Transavia seasonalVLC→LYSBook direct ↗
VoloteaVLC→LYSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Valencia 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 Valencia to Lyon?

The fastest takes 13h45; the slowest 15h10, for 818 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:00 and the latest at 21:10, local time in Valencia. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Valencia to Lyon?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:45 arriving 07:30 the next morning.

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