There are 11 ways to get from Lyon to Assen by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, plane, train, or train (TGV)
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Train via Rotterdam
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Assentrain
8h 47m€227–363Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central stationbus N1386 / ...
18h 49m€92–161Drive 975.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Assencar 975.8 km
9h 35m€179–259Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LYS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assentrain
6h 46m€136–371Train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Lelystad Centrumtrain
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Assentrain
9h 26m€191–303Train via Zwolle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Breda to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Assentrain
9h 34m€197–309Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus N760
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Assentrain Nachttrein
19h 40m€127–190Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LYS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Assentrain
8h 14m€163–343Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GVA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assentrain
8h 41m€130–336Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane LYS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen Europaparktrain
9h 59m€125–478Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LYS - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assentrain
8h 56m€130–370
Lyon to Assen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Assen is to bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Assen is to fly and train which takes 6h 46m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Assen. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Assen, Maasstraat via Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Groningen, Hoofdstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Assen. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Assen via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Rotterdam Centraal and Amersfoort Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Lyon and Assen is 1137 km. The road distance is 975.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Assen without a car is to train via Rotterdam which takes 8h 47m and costs €220 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Lyon to Assen, including transfers.
Lyon to Assen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Assen train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Assen is to train via Rotterdam which takes 8h 47m and costs €220 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 18h 49m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Assen, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Lyon Part Dieu to Assen via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Rotterdam Centraal, and Amersfoort Centraal in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Assen, Maasstraat via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Groningen central station, and Groningen, Hoofdstation in around 18h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Lelystad Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen Europapark
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €26–40
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €19–28
Train from Zwolle to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €12–19
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €25–40
Train from Zwolle to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €12–19
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €26–40
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen Europapark
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Assen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €26–40
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Lyon to Assen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Lyon to Assen train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Assen is 976 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Lyon to Assen.
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