Lyon to Alicante bus: 2 a day, fastest 16h30

2 a dayfastest 16h30☾ 3 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇪🇸 Spain

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LyonMontpellierBéziersNarbonnePerpignanBarcelonaAlicante· 933 km as the crow flies

01:00 → 18:00
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Lyon - Gerland Bus Station → Alicante · via Montpellier, Béziers, Narbonne, Perpignan…
17h009 stops
Runs: Only Mon 26 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
19:00 → 12:10⁺¹
FlixBus N1133 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Alicante (Bus Station) · via Nîmes, Montpellier, Béziers, Girona…
17h109 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:00 → 11:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:35 → 16:05⁺¹
FlixBus N1131 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Alicante (Bus Station) · via Barcelona, Tarragona, Castellon, Valencia…
16h306 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:35 → 15:05+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 23:35, arrive 16:05

The plane is 12h00 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct17h15

To Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N113116h30
From Alicante (Bus Station)13 min

Plane · nonstop LYS to ALC5h15

To Lyon–Saint-Exupéry (LYS)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight LYS to ALC2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From ALC30 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 Lyon to Alicante nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Volotea seasonalLYS→ALCBook direct ↗
easyJetLYS→ALCBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lyon to Alicante?

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 Lyon to Alicante?

The fastest takes 16h30; the slowest 17h10, for 933 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:00 and the latest at 23:35, local time in Lyon. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Lyon to Alicante?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:00 arriving 18:00.

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