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How to get fromLa Croix-Rousse to Cologneby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 10 ways to get from La Croix-Rousse to Cologne by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Brussels

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    7h 51m
    €187–373

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N710
    12h 6m
    €67–101

  3. Drive  692.9 km

    1. Drive from La Croix-Rousse to Colognecar car 692.9 km
    7h 5m
    €132–190

  4. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Vaise to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    5h 24m
    €108–323

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Süd Bftrain train
    12h 4m
    €183–392

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A to FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.bus bus
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    12h 46m
    €126–162

  7. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane LYS - CGN
    6h 57m
    €95–334

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LYS - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    6h 16m
    €155–399

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane GVA - DUS
    7h 59m
    €128–360

  10. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane LYS - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain train
    7h 23m
    €130–358

La Croix-Rousse to Cologne by train

Calendar48Weekly Trains
Duration7h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€187Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 979.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between La Croix-Rousse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Vaise to Koeln Hbf via Lyon Part Dieu and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 51m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGN twice daily. Tickets cost €65–100 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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