There are 8 ways to get from Gera to Lyon by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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 Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
11h 15m€201–831Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gera central train station to Jena bus stationbus 020 / ...
- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus 220
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
16h 25m€94–201Drive 976.3 km
- Drive from Gera to Lyoncar 976.3 km
9h 10m€150–217Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LEJ - LYS
7h 59m€342–570Train, bus
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Regensburg to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
18h 1m€338–585Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DRS - LYS
9h 15m€390–715Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
8h 22m€179–737Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LEJ - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 45m€370–671
Gera to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Lyon is to bus which costs €90 - €210 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €340 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Gera station to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Gera central train station and arriving at LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A via Jena bus station and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Gera to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Gera Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Erfurt Hbf and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
The distance between Gera and Lyon is 1068 km. The road distance is 976.3 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 11h 15m and costs €200 - €850.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Gera to Lyon, including transfers.
Gera to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gera central train station.
Gera to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gera Hbf station.
The best way to get from Gera to Lyon is to train which takes 11h 15m and costs €200 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €210 and takes 16h 25m.
What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Gera Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 11h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gera central train station to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A via Jena bus station and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–800
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Geneva International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €240–290
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €200–240
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €220–270
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €200–240
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €240–290
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €200–240
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gera central train station to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Jena bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €65–150
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Regensburg to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Gera to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Jena bus station.
Gera to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Lyon is 976 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Gera to Lyon.
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