By Train from Torino / Turin (Italy) to Lyon (France) - Option 2: Direct

Note that this train departs from Torino Porta Susa station and not from Torino Porta Nuova station.
 

Arriving in Lyon:

This daily direct to the main station in Lyon is usually scheduled to depart from Torino at around 16:11  arrive in the French city at around 20:30
However, if you want or need to arrive in Lyon around noon, there is an alternative option.

Take the train, which is usually scheduled to depart from Torino at 07:39, to Lyon-St Exupéry station - the station at Lyon's airport.

From here you can take the express Rhone-Tram to Lyon Part-Dieu station, the journey takes around 30 mins.

The Rhônexpress also calls at Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie station -  where transfer is possible to Lyon Metro Line A.

So if you're heading to Lyon city centre, making this transfer is makes for a quicker and easier end-to-end journey.

The train journey from Torino to Lyon:

Final Destination:  Paris Lyon

This train also calls at: Chambéry

Type of Scenery: Mountain

Star Rating: ***

This train travels through The Alps on either side of the France/Italy border - as it follows the Mont-Cenis route.

If you will be taking this train when the days are longer - the best of the views are from the right of the train - when facing the direction of travel, so hope that your assigned seat(s) is on that side of the train.