There are 11 ways to get from Aarhus to Lyon by plane, car, car train, bus, train, night train, or train (TGV)
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Fly Aarhus Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AAR - LYS
7h 23m€139–319Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hanover central bus stationbus 172
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus
23h 6m€125–217Drive, car train
- Drive from Aarhus to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
18h 21m€210–286Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Odense St.train Icl / ...
- Take the train from Odense station to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
26h 33m€154–303Train to Billund Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BLL - LYS
8h 2m€145–354Train to Aalborg Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg Lufthavn St.train
- Fly from Aalborg Airport (AAL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AAL - LYS
8h 50m€140–337Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CPH - LYS
8h 29m€166–396Fly Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AAR - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 13m€187–850Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Fredericia St.train Re / ...
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Flensburgtrain Ic
- Take the train from Flensburg to Frankfurttrain 4
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
19h 31m€386–1,186Train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Odense St.train Icl / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
20h 13m€207–1,009Drive 1,442.2 km
- Drive from Aarhus to Lyoncar 1,442.2 km
13h 9m€256–370
Aarhus to Lyon by train, night train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarhus to Lyon is to bus which costs €120 - €220 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Aarhus to Lyon is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Aarhus to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Aarhus C FlixBus stop and arriving at Lyon via Hannover Hbf and Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 6m.
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 Fredericia St., Flensburg, Frankfurt and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 31m.
The distance between Aarhus and Lyon is 1299 km. The road distance is 1442.2 km.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Lyon without a car is to bus which takes 23h 6m and costs €120 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 23m 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 fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €130 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 23h 6m, you could also train via Brussels, which costs €380 - €1200 and takes 19h 31m.
What companies run services between Aarhus, Denmark and Lyon, France?
Scandinavian Airlines flies from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Lyon via Hanover central bus station, Hannover Hbf, Essen Hbf, and Essen central train station in around 23h 6m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–280
Flights from Aalborg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–280
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg Lufthavn St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Fredericia St. to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Odense station to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flensburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Aarhus to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central 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 9m to drive from Aarhus to Lyon.
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