Car hire and driving in Villeurbanne
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at LYS means 17 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.
Drives from Villeurbanne
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villeurbanne to Saint-Étienne | France | 53 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Villeurbanne to Grenoble | France | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Villeurbanne to Geneva | Switzerland | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Villeurbanne to Clermont-Ferrand | France | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Villeurbanne to Lausanne | Switzerland | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Villeurbanne to Dijon | France | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 38 min |
| Villeurbanne to Besançon | France | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Villeurbanne to Nîmes | France | 218 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Villeurbanne to Turin | Italy | 232 km (144 mi) | about 3 h 33 min |
| Villeurbanne to Bern | Switzerland | 237 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 37 min |
| Villeurbanne to Montpellier | France | 252 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Villeurbanne to Aix-en-Provence | France | 253 km (157 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Villeurbanne to London | United Kingdom | 736 km (458 mi) | about 11 h 14 min |
| Villeurbanne to Berlin | Germany | 973 km (605 mi) | about 14 h 50 min |
| Villeurbanne to Madrid | Spain | 915 km (569 mi) | about 13 h 57 min |
| Villeurbanne to Rome | Italy | 748 km (465 mi) | about 11 h 24 min |
| Villeurbanne to Paris | France | 393 km (244 mi) | about 5 h 59 min |
| Villeurbanne to Hamburg | Germany | 940 km (584 mi) | about 14 h 20 min |
| Villeurbanne to Bucharest | Romania | 1,668 km (1,036 mi) | about 25 h 26 min |
| Villeurbanne to Budapest | Hungary | 1,097 km (681 mi) | about 16 h 43 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Villeurbanne?
The right, as everywhere in France.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.