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How to get fromHeerlen to Lyonby train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Eurostar, TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Heerlen to Lyon by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Eurostar, TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train S43
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Trn
    6h 53m
    €164–345

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N710
    13h 26m
    €60–107

  3. Drive 685.2 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Lyoncar car 685.2 km
    7h 12m
    €122–176

  4. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane DUS - LYS
    6h 30m

  5. Train via Lyon Part Dieu

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train S43
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    7h 3m
    €174–325

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BRU - LYS
    6h 59m
    €114–301

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane AMS - LYS
    7h 12m
    €140–334

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane FRA - LYS
    6h 55m
    €179–425

Heerlen to Lyon by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration6h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€164Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Lyon, France?

You can take a train from Heerlen to Lyon Part Dieu via Liège-Guillemins and Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heerlen, Zandweg to Lyon via Aachen, Ponttor, Aachen station west, and Cologne Airport CGN in around 13h 26m.

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