There are 9 ways to get from Aarau to Lyon by train (TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Dijon
best- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain Ext
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
5h 42m€93–200Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Aarau to Berntrain Ir16 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
6h 17m€50–113Drive 355.1 km
- Drive from Aarau to Lyoncar 355.1 km
4h 39m€62–89Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZRH - LYS
6h 41m€135–319Train
- Take the train from Aarau to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
6h 15m€107–327Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Aarau to Berntrain Ir16 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Lyonbus FlixBus N106 / ...
6h 27m€51–123Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
6h 21m€154–440Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SXB - LYS
6h 41m€174–445Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarau to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane GVA - LYS
5h 28m€211–529
Aarau to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarau to Lyon is to train and bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Aarau to Lyon is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct train from Aarau to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Aarau and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Basel Sbb and Dijon Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 42m.
The distance between Aarau and Lyon is 479 km. The road distance is 355.1 km.
The best way to get from Aarau to Lyon without a car is to train via Dijon which takes 5h 42m and costs €90 - €200.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Aarau to Lyon, including transfers.
Aarau to Lyon train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Aarau station.
Aarau to Lyon train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aarau to Lyon is 355 km. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from Aarau to Lyon.
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What companies run services between Aarau, Switzerland and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Aarau to Lyon Part Dieu via Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, and Dijon Ville in around 5h 42m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,100
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €9–13
- 2nd Class
- €11–15
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Bern Car Terminal Neufeld to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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