Budapest to Lyon bus: 1.6 a day, fastest 20h20

1.6 a dayfastest 20h20☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇫🇷 France

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BudapestViennaMunichMemmingenSt. GallenZurichLyon· 1,100 km as the crow flies

04:00 → 00:20⁺¹
FlixBus 3909
Budapest Népliget bus station → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Vienna, Munich, St. Gallen, Zurich…
20h208 stops
Runs: Only Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Mon 9 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
17:55 → 15:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1909 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Vienna, Munich, Memmingen, St. Gallen…
21h259 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
19:40 → 16:25⁺¹
FlixBus N882 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Bratislava, Vienna, Innsbruck, Feldkirch…
20h458 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:40 → 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 (5h45). The bus takes 15h28 longer.

Bus · fastest direct21h13

To Budapest Népliget bus station21 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 390920h20
From Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min

Plane · nonstop BUD to LYS5h45

To Budapest Ferenc Liszt (BUD)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BUD to LYS2h15
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 Budapest to Lyon in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Budapest goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest 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 Budapest to Lyon?

The fastest takes 20h20; the slowest 21h25, for 1,100 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 04:00 and the latest at 19:40, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Lyon?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:55 arriving 15:20 the next morning.

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