There are 9 ways to get from Emden to Lyon by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
11h 25m€255–436Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leer ZOB to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 075 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 57m€102–196Train, bus
- Take the train from Emden Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain 35
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
16h 58m€189–354Drive 1,003.4 km
- Drive from Emden to Lyoncar 1,003.4 km
9h 31m€161–232Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Emden Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRE - LYS
8h 7m€123–482Drive, car train
- Drive from Emden to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
16h 9m€184–254Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Emden Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
7h 36m€159–398Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
8h 43m€151–412Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Emden Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
9h 3m€204–489
Emden to Lyon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Emden to Lyon is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Emden to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Emden to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Leer ZOB and arriving at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Emden to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Emden Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Leer(Ostfriesl), Groningen, Schiphol Airport and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 25m.
The distance between Emden and Lyon is 1250 km. The road distance is 1003.4 km.
The best way to get from Emden to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 11h 25m and costs €250 - €440.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Emden to Lyon, including transfers.
Emden to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leer ZOB station.
Emden to Lyon train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Leer(Ostfriesl) station.
The best way to get from Emden to Lyon is to train which takes 11h 25m and costs €250 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 57m.
What companies run services between Emden, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Emden Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Leer(Ostfriesl), Groningen, Schiphol Airport, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 11h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emden Hbf to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station via Leer(Ostfriesl), Leer ZOB, and Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk in around 20h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Emden Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Emden Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Emden Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Emden Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Emden Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Sindbad
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leer ZOB to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Emden to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Emden to Lyon train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Groningen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Emden to Lyon is 1003 km. It takes approximately 9h 31m to drive from Emden to Lyon.
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