Lyon to Padua bus: 1 a day, fastest 10h10

1 a dayfastest 10h10☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

LyonTurinMilanBergamoVeronaPadua· 549 km as the crow flies

18:00 → 04:10⁺¹
FlixBus N406 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Padua · via Turin, Milan, Bergamo, Verona
10h104 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:00 → 03:10+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 18:00, arrive 04:10

The plane is 5h50 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h55

To Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N40610h10
From Padua13 min

Plane · nonstop LYS to VCE5h05

To Lyon–Saint-Exupéry (LYS)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight LYS to VCE1h30
Landing to exit20 min
From VCE55 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 Padua in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Lyon goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Lyon to Padua nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

VoloteaLYS→VCEBook direct ↗
easyJetLYS→VCEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lyon to Padua?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Lyon to Padua?

The fastest takes 10h10; the slowest 10h10, for 549 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Lyon to Padua?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 18:00 arriving 04:10 the next morning.

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