Flight Barcelona to Lyon for Via Podiensis

[Florida Bill]

Can someone tell me best airline for flight from Barcelona to Lyon? I hear bad stories about Vueling. There’s Easy Jet I know little about.

 

[Kathar1na]

I'd be curious to know what bad stories you have heard about Vueling. FWIW, I don't know a single airline about which I have not yet heard or read bad stories. I've flown with both EasyJet and Vueling. They are both European low cost airlines. EasyJet has been in the business for close to 30 years, and Vueling for close to 20 years.

According to Skyscanner and Lyon's destination map, Vueling and EasyJet are currently the only ones who offer a direct flight from Barcelona to Lyon. Later in the season, Iberia will also fly directly but this may be only code-sharing and the Iberia flight will actually be operated by Vueling.

It's a one and a half hour flight.

 

[J Willhaus]

Veuling had very little legroom when we flew. EasyJet was somewhat better. With both check the restrictions on hand luggage size and bag checking when and if you book.

 

[Richmond Gardner]

My flight on Easy Jet, from Barcelona to Lyon in late September, was without any problems. Also had a good flight on Vueling from Santiago to Barcelona… bag restrictions were more severe on Vueling. I paid extra to get my smallish backpack onboard

 

[ivar]

I have had only good experience with Vueling.

 

[Former member 104756]

I have had only good experience with Vueling.

Me too … I have flown half a dozen times with Vueling on various routes without a hitch. And once on EasyJet also without a hitch. You can be unlucky but, as @Kathar1na said, you can hear of - or have - a bad experience of virtually any airline.

 

[Former member 59618]

Flew Vueling from SCQ (Santiago) to Paris and it was totally fine.

 

[BlackRocker57]

try Air France!

 

[Plato]

There is also the possibility by train - see link below in English:

https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/

 

[Scott Fraser]

Can someone tell me best airline for flight from Barcelona to Lyon? I hear bad stories about Vueling. There’s Easy Jet I know little about.

Hi Bill,
Not a flight, but you might consider a train. According to www.rome2rio.com the train takes about an hour more than the flight, and it puts you in the right place to do the onward journey to Le Puy. From experience, I think you will spend a hour getting out of the airport, on to the commuter rail to the Lyon train station, which is where you need to be anyway. Check it out.

Possible downside? You might have to spend a night in Barcelona, which if you haven't seen the Basilica Sagrida Familia, makes the stopover ver worthwhile.

Load the entire trip (Barcelona -BCN to Le Puy en Valay) into the rome2rio search for all the connection options.

 

[Keith H]

Totally agree on the train option. Vueling and Easy Jet are equally good. Do look closely at the baggage requirements and make sure to add what you need. I also find booking a seat toward the front is useful so I can get my stuff overhead easily.

If you’re in BCN for a day or so and want a bit of a walking tour around the old city let me know.

 

[lt56ny]

I'd be curious to know what bad stories you have heard about Vueling. FWIW, I don't know a single airline about which I have not yet heard or read bad stories. I've flown with both EasyJet and Vueling. They are both European low cost airlines. EasyJet has been in the business for close to 30 years, and Vueling for close to 20 years.

According to Skyscanner and Lyon's destination map, Vueling and EasyJet are currently the only ones who offer a direct flight from Barcelona to Lyon. Later in the season, Iberia will also fly directly but this may be only code-sharing and the Iberia flight will actually be operated by Vueling.

It's a one and a half hour flight.

I too have flown Vueling many times without any problems. You are right that without too much searching you can find a slew of angry passengers with every airline flying. I have booked flights to and from home to destinations in San Sebastian and Sevilla and return flights from Santiago to Madrid or Barcelona and they have been on Vueling that are code shared with Iberia. I am not sure but it seems like all of the connecting flights I have ever seen within Spain that start in the United States or Mexico are all Vueling or Iberia Express flights. Leaving Santiago to either Madrid or Barcelona to go home I have been able to book on both the Vueling or Iberia site. I always check both to see the prices. Sometimes Vueling is a little cheaper for the same flight.

 

[sbmighty]

Flew vía Vueling Santiago—-> Barcelona November 2022 with no problems.

 

[MassNative]

Can someone tell me best airline for flight from Barcelona to Lyon? I hear bad stories about Vueling. There’s Easy Jet I know little about.

I flew EasyJet from Porto to Lyon in November, and we had no problems. It was a typical bargain airline experience.

That flight was under 2 hours. Your flight from Barcelona will be even shorter.

Jim