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How to get fromLyon to Aachenby train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train or train (TGV)

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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Aachen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train

    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 Aachen Hbftrain train Ice
    5h 46m
    €180–318

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lyon to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus FlixBus N710
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Aachen station westbus bus 068 / ...
    11h 59m
    €56–98

  3. Drive 661.7 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Aachencar car 661.7 km
    7h 11m
    €101–146

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LYS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain train
    6h 19m

  5. Train via Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Luxembourg to Angleurtrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Angleur to Aachen Hbftrain train S41
    10h 12m
    €189–311

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Saarbrücken Hbftrain train 84
    2. Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kall Bftrain train
    4. Take the bus from Monschau, Altstadt to Aachen, Bushofbus bus
    13h 23m
    €174–364

  7. 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 Aachen Hbftrain train
    6h 16m
    €110–275

  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 Aachen, Hbftrain train
    6h 26m
    €170–415

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

    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
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain train
    8h 2m

  10. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LYS - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoventrain train
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Heerlentrain train
    7h 57m
    €133–314

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain train
    7h 59m
    €101–286

  12. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane GVA - LUX
    3. Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Angleurtrain train
    4. Take the train from Angleur to Aachen Hbftrain train
    10h 21m
    €138–342

Lyon to Aachen by train

Calendar50Weekly Trains
Duration5h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€180Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Aachen, Germany?

You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aachen Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Aachen station west via Cologne Airport CGN in around 11h 59m.

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