There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Lyon by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, car train, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
10h 2m€207–474Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Lyonbus FlixBus N710
14h 26m€78–131Drive 984.6 km
- Drive from Hanover to Lyoncar 984.6 km
9h 20m€152–219Fly from Hannover Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HAJ - LYS
6h 46m€144–312Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
10h 35m€183–492Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Lyoncar
12h 57m€154–199Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Darmstadt Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 2m€83–205Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BRE - LYS
7h 39m€118–348Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane HAM - LYS
8h 37m€134–310Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DUS - LYS
7h 6m€152–387Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane FRA - LYS
6h 45m€200–460
Hanover to Lyon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Lyon is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Lyon is to train and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €200 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Lyon via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Lyon Part Dieu via Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Hanover and Lyon is 1075 km. The road distance is 984.6 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Lyon without a car is to train which takes 10h 2m and costs €200 - €480.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Hanover to Lyon, including transfers.
Hanover to Lyon bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Lyon is to train which takes 10h 2m and costs €200 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 14h 26m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €320 and takes 6h 46m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Lyon, France?
You can take a train from Hannover Hbf to Lyon Part Dieu via Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 10h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Lyon via Essen Hbf and Essen central train station in around 14h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hbf to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Darmstadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €93–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–33
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Lyon bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Hanover to Lyon train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Offenburg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Lyon is 985 km. It takes approximately 9h 20m to drive from Hanover to Lyon.
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