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

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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
    6h 40m
    €184–354

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Lyonbus bus N760
    13h 9m
    €52–96

  3. Drive 685.2 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Lyoncar car 685.2 km
    7h 12m
    €124–179

  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 6m

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train S43
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Metzbus bus 834
    4. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus bus
    16h 45m
    €88–169

  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 46m
    €117–320

  7. 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 28m
    €179–445

  8. 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 20m
    €150–329

  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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    8h 34m

  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 Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    9h 9m
    €111–341

Heerlen to Lyon by train

Calendar131Weekly Trains
Duration6h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€184Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 906.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 40m

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 6h 40m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Liège Guillemins to Lyon once daily. Tickets cost €45–85 and the journey takes 10h.

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