Vienna to Lyon bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 17h05

1.6 a dayfastest 17h05☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇫🇷 France

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ViennaMunichMemmingenSt. GallenZurichBernLyon· 915 km as the crow flies

07:15 → 00:20⁺¹
FlixBus 3909
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Munich, St. Gallen, Zurich, Bern…
17h056 stops
Runs: Only Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
21:45 → 15:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1909 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Munich, Memmingen, St. Gallen, Zurich…
17h358 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
23:15 → 16:25⁺¹
FlixBus N882 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Innsbruck, Feldkirch, Zurich, Bern…
17h106 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:15 → 15:25+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

Fastest door to door: the plane (5h30). The bus takes 12h25 longer.

Bus · fastest direct17h55

To Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 390917h05
From Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min

Plane · nonstop VIE to LYS5h30

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to LYS2h00
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.

Train instead?

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Lyon?

Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Lyon?

The fastest takes 17h05; the slowest 17h35, for 915 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:15 and the latest at 23:15, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Lyon?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 21:45 arriving 15:20 the next morning.

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