There are 10 ways to get from Aarhus to Lyon by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (TGV)
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Train to Billund Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BLL - LYS
6h 33m€119–305Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Kolding bus station353 / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N74
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
26h 54m€70–201Drive, car train
- Drive from Aarhus to Hamburg Altona
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyon
18h 42m€209–965Train, night train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Odense St.Icl / ...
- Take the night train from Odense to Basel SbbEn
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to GenèveIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part DieuTer
24h 8mFly Aarhus Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)AAR - LYS
7h 13m€93–278Train, train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Randers St.
- Take the train from Randers St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)AAL - LYS
8h 39m€140–325Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarhus H to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)CPH - LYS
8h 35m€155–329Fly Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)AAR - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
9h 53m€161–352Train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Fredericia St.Re / ...
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to FlensburgIc
- Take the train from Flensburg to Frankfurt4
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part DieuTgv
19h 14m€225–594Drive 1,442.1 km
- Drive from Aarhus to Lyon1,442.1 km
13h 3m€254–366
Aarhus to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarhus to Lyon is to fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Aarhus to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Aarhus to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Aarhus C FlixBus stop and arriving at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Kolding bus station and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Aarhus to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Aarhus H and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Odense, Basel SBB, Bern and Geneve. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 8m.
The distance between Aarhus and Lyon is 1284 km. The road distance is 1442.1 km.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Lyon without a car is to bus which takes 26h 54m and costs €70 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Aarhus to Lyon, including transfers.
Aarhus to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aarhus C FlixBus stop station.
Aarhus to Lyon train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Aarhus H station.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Lyon is to bus which takes 26h 54m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €280 and takes 7h 13m, you could also train, which costs €220 - €600 and takes 19h 14m.
What companies run services between Aarhus, Denmark and Lyon, France?
You can take a bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Kolding bus station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 26h 54m. Alternatively, Scandinavian Airlines flies from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Randers St.
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Randers St. to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Fredericia St. to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €370–430
- Car Compartment
- €650–800
- Website
- bahntouristikexpress.de
Night train from Odense to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- bahntouristikexpress.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flensburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Aarhus to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kolding bus station.
Aarhus to Lyon train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Fredericia St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aarhus to Lyon is 1442 km. It takes approximately 13h 3m to drive from Aarhus to Lyon.
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