There are 8 ways to get from Forbach to Lyon by train, bus, car, plane, or train (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
best- Take the train from Rastatt to Appenweier BahnhofRe2 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu84
7h 9m€94–307Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Baden-Baden to StrasbourgN168 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to LyonFlixBus N1135 / ...
11h 5m€67–123Drive 523.2 km
- Drive from Forbach to Lyon523.2 km
5h 35m€81–117Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatt
- Take the train from Rastatt to Appenweier Bahnhof
- Take the train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SXB - LYS
6h 32mTrain via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Rastatt to Appenweier BahnhofRe2 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part DieuTgv
7h 26m€69–237Train via Lyon Perrache
- Take the train from Rastatt to Appenweier BahnhofRe2 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon PerracheTgv
7h 33m€99–177Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)STR - LYS
9h 14mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)FRA - LYS
7h 59m
Forbach to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forbach to Lyon is to bus which costs €65 - €130 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Forbach to Lyon is to drive which takes 5h 35m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Forbach to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Forbach(Schwarzw) and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Rastatt, Appenweier Bahnhof and Strasbourg Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 9m.
The distance between Forbach and Lyon is 587 km. The road distance is 523.2 km.
The best way to get from Forbach to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 7h 9m and costs €90 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Forbach to Lyon, including transfers.
Forbach to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Rastatt station.
The best way to get from Forbach to Lyon is to train which takes 7h 9m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 11h 5m.
Forbach to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Appenweier Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Forbach to Lyon is 523 km. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Forbach to Lyon.
What companies run services between Forbach, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Lyon Part Dieu via Rastatt, Appenweier Bahnhof, and Strasbourg Bahnhof in around 7h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Lyon via Gernsbach Bf, Gernsbach, Baden-Baden, and Strasbourg in around 11h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rastatt to Appenweier Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- Website
- uef-dampf.de
Train from Forbach(Schwarzw) to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- uef-dampf.de
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Appenweier Bahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €120–190
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Baden-Baden to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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