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There are 10 ways to get from Heerlen to Lyon by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane

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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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    7h 2m
    €172–339

  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
    €60–108

  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 to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    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 10m

  5. Train via Lyon-Perrache

    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-Perrachetrain train Trn
    7h 20m
    €152–359

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    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 55m
    €117–345

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane AMS - LYS
    7h 10m
    €140–366

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport

    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 39m
    €169–475

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane DUS - GVA
    3. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 28m

  10. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport

    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 Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BRU - GVA
    4. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 7m
    €103–351

Heerlen to Lyon by train

Calendar84Weekly Trains
Duration7h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€172Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 906.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 2m

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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heerlen, Heerlerbaan Zandweg to Lyon via Aachen, Ponttor, Aachen station west, and Cologne Airport CGN in around 13h 26m.

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